C A V Judgment

Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.

1. This criminal appeal under Section 374(2) of the CrPC preferred by the appellant is directed against the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 12.05.2015 passed by the learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Manendragarh, District Korea, Chhattisgarh in Sessions Trial No. 27/2013 by which appellant has been convicted for offence under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the IPC and Section 201 of the IPC and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life ₹

and pay a fine of 5,000/-, in default of payment of fine, further simple imprisonment for six months and sentenced to ₹

undergo rigorous imprisonment for 5 years and pay a fine of

1,000/-; in default of payment of fine, further simple imprisonment for three months. Both the sentences were directed to run concurrently.

Case of the prosecution :-

2. Case of the prosecution, in nutshell, is that on 12.08.2012 in the house of Dharamjeet at village Khandhaura, Police Station Khadgawan, District Korea (C.G.), appellant herein forcibly made Ramsai to drink insecticide and thereafter, Ramsai went to the house of Indra Kunwar (PW-6) and told her about the incident and thereafter, he died