Gian Chand vs Emperor - 1937 Supreme(Lah) 272

Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation

1937 Supreme(Lah) 272

YOUNG
Gian Chand – Appellant
Versus
Emperor – Respondent

JUDGMENT

Young, C J - Gian Chand has been sentenced to death by the learned Sessions Judge of Shahpur at Sargodha for the murder of Sant Ram, a boy between 15 and 16. Diwan Chand, a banker and money-lender of village Bhabra, had in his house an almirah and a safe. In the safe, he had some jewellery. This jewellery had been transferred to the safe some 20 days before the murder of Sant Ram. On 19th June 1936 Diwan Chand discovered that the jewellery in the safe amounting to some Rs. 2,000 in value and a note of Rs. 100 had been stolen. Diwan Chand suspected his nephew, Sant Ram, who has been murdered. Suspicion fell on Sant Ram as previously small sums had been found to be stolen from the safe. Diwan Chand and Har Bhagwan, father of Sant Ram, closely questioned Sant Ram and as a result obtained a confession from him that he had stolen the jewellery and the money at the instigation of Gian Chand and that he had handed the jewellery to Gian Chand. Sant Ram agreed to go and see Gian Chand and get the jewellery back. On the morning of 20th June Sant Ram left his father's house and after that day was never seen again alive. The relatives of Sant Ram made inquiries on the 20th as Sant Ram

Click Here to Read the rest of this document