IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH

AT JABALPUR

BEFORE

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VIVEK AGARWAL

&

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE RATNESH CHANDRA SINGH BISEN

th

ON THE 8 OF JANUARY, 2026

CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1118 of 2016

BIFAIYA BAIGA

Versus

THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH

Appearance:

Shri Surendra Kumar Khare - Advocate for the appellant.

Shri B.K. Upadhyay - Government Advocate for the

respondent/State.

ORDER a resident of Village Udhiya Mauhar Tola and suffering from paralysis, was cutting fodder in his field, Puniya Bai wife of Lalva Baiga came to take out the water from the hand pump. After taking out the water when Puniya Bai was returning back to her home accused Bifaiya Baiga came out of his house armed with Tangia (Axe) and started assaulting her, as a result of which Punia Bai fell down and thereafter accused returned back to his house. When Lalwa Baiga (husband of deceased Puniya Bai) came back, complainant Hariram informed him that accused Bifaiya Baiga had assaulted his wife Puniya Bai on account of old grudge by hitting her with a tangia.

Per: Justice Ratnesh Chandra Singh Bisen.

This Criminal Appeal under Section 374 (2) of the Code of Criminal

Procedure, is filed by the appellant being aggrieved of the ju