SATYAVEER SINGH AND ORS. Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) ANOOP @ Dhola, a teenager girl, ran blindly and threw herself into the well to escape the fury of the assailants. The assailants, appellants herein, were put to trial for having committed offence of murder of the girl. Challenge in this appeal is to the judgment dated May 23, 2003 of the learned Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track) Behror District Alwar, whereby the appellants, five in number, were convicted and sentenced as under:

(2.) IT is the prosecution case that on September 23, 2001 informant Sheotaj Singh (Pw. 2) submitted a written report (Ex. P -5) at police Station Mandan stating therein that on the said day around 6.30 PM Satyaveer, Maya, Laxmi, Vijendra, Bhagwan Singh, Lali and Ranveer gave beatings to informant, his daughters viz. Anoop @ Dhola, Mukesh, Kamlesh and his wife and they pushed Anoop down into a well. On that report case under Sections 143, 341, 323 and 307 IPC was registered and investigation commenced. Necessary memos were drawn and statements of witnesses were recorded. During the course of investigation Anoop @ Dhola succumbed to her injuries and Section 302 IPC was added. The appellants were arrested and on completion of investigation charge sheet was filed. In due course the case came up for trial before the learned Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track) Behror District Alwar. Charges under Sections 148, 341, 323 and 302/149 IPC were framed against the appellants, who denied the charges and claimed trial. The prosecution in support of its case examined as many as 14 witnesses. In the explanation under Section 313 CrPC, the appellants claimed innocence. One witness was examined in defence. Learned trial Judge on hearing final submissions convicted and sentenced the appellants as indicated above.

(3.) AS per post mortem report (Ex. P -13) following ante mortem injuries were found on the dead body: