{"id":170563,"date":"2008-08-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-25T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/rameshji-vs-heard-on-26-august-2008"},"modified":"2016-06-12T04:19:28","modified_gmt":"2016-06-11T22:49:28","slug":"rameshji-vs-heard-on-26-august-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/rameshji-vs-heard-on-26-august-2008","title":{"rendered":"Rameshji vs Heard on 26 August, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Gujarat High Court<\/div>\n
Rameshji vs Heard on 26 August, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: A.M.Kapadia,&Nbsp;Honourable Mr.Justice Z.K.Saiyed,&Nbsp;<\/div>\n
   Gujarat High Court Case Information System \n\n  \n  \n    \n\n \n \n    \t      \n         \n\t    \n\t\t   Print\n\t\t\t\t          \n\n  \n\n\n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t\n\n\n \n\n\n\t \n\nCR.A\/866\/2001\t 19\/ 19\tJUDGMENT \n \n \n\n\t\n\n \n\nIN\nTHE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\nCRIMINAL\nAPPEAL No. 866 of 2001\n \n\n \n \nFor\nApproval and Signature:  \n \nHONOURABLE\nMR.JUSTICE A.M.KAPADIA  \nHONOURABLE\nMR.JUSTICE Z.K.SAIYED\n \n \n=========================================================\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n1\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tReporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n2\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nTo be\n\t\t\treferred to the Reporter or not ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n3\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\ttheir Lordships wish to see the fair copy of the judgment ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n4\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tthis case involves a substantial question of law as to the\n\t\t\tinterpretation of the constitution of India, 1950 or any order\n\t\t\tmade thereunder ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n5\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tit is to be circulated to the civil judge ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\n \n=========================================================\n\n \n\nRAMESHJI\n@ HEGO KHODAJI THAKOR - Appellant(s)\n \n\nVersus\n \n\nSTATE\nOF GUJARAT - Opponent(s)\n \n\n=========================================================\n \nAppearance\n: \nTHROUGH\nJAIL for Appellant(s)\n: 1,MR JM BUDDHBHATTI for Appellant(s) : 1, \nMR KC SHAH, APP for\nOpponent(s) :\n1, \n=========================================================\n\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nCORAM\n\t\t\t: \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nHONOURABLE\n\t\t\tMR.JUSTICE A.M.KAPADIA\n\t\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nand\n\t\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nHONOURABLE\n\t\t\tMR.JUSTICE Z.K.SAIYED\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n\nDate\n: __\/08\/2008 \n\n \n\n \n \n CAV\nJUDGMENT \n<\/pre>\n
(Per
\n: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE Z.K.SAIYED)<\/p>\n
The
\n\tpresent criminal Appeal has been preferred by the convict appellant
\n\t?  accused of Special (Atrocities) Case No.104 of 2000 which is
\n\tarising from the Judgment and Order dated 9.7.2001 of the Court of
\n\tSpecial Judge, Atrocities, Mehsana.\n<\/p>\n
The
\n\tpresent appellant ?  accused has been convicted by Special Court
\n\t(Atrocities), Mehsana, for the offences punishable under Section 302
\n\tof Indian Penal Code (for short ?SI.P. Code??) and sentenced to
\n\tsuffer imprisonment for life with fine of Rs.3000\/- i\/d to undergo
\n\tone year’s imprisonment. However, the learned Judge has acquitted
\n\tthe appellant ?  accused from the offence punishable under Section
\n\t135 of the Bombay Police Act and Section 3(2)(5) of The Scheduled
\n\tCastes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
\n\t(for short ?SAtrocities Act??).\n<\/p>\n
The
\n\tfacts of the prosecution case is that the complainant Ramabhai
\n\tMotibhai, residing at Harijanvas, Bavlu, Taluka Kadi, District
\n\tMehsana has filed complaint before Police Inspector, Bavlu Police
\n\tStation, intere-alia stating therein that at about 8.00 hours in the
\n\tevening when he was taking dinner, his son named, Bharat returned
\n\thome with tractor and told him that Thakore Rameshji @ Hengo Khodaji
\n\thas come in the village and he had stolen wheats from their compound
\n\t(Vada) before 6 months and I have seen him today. On saying so he
\n\thad gone out. After some time i.e. at about 8.30 p.m. Thakore
\n\tRameshji Arjanji had rushed to the house of complainant and told
\n\tthat Henga has stabbed his son Bharat with knife in the Danavala
\n\tStreet and Bharat was lying in the compound of Henga. On hearing the
\n\tsaid incident the complainant along with his wife Ramilaben had
\n\trushed to the street where Bharat was lying on the earth and could
\n\tnot speak anything. His shirt was stained with blood. Below his
\n\tchest there was big wound caused with knife blow and from the said
\n\tblow he was profusely bleeding. Another knife blow was also found
\n\tnear the said first blow. Thereafter, the complainant, along with
\n\this wife and Govindbhai Bababhai, Shivabhai Mohanbhai, Jethabhai
\n\tKhushalbhai, Thakore Rameshji Arjanji, Thakore Javanji Chundaji had
\n\ttaken injured Bharat in a Jeep to the Bhagyoday Hospital at Kadi for
\n\ttreatment. On examination the doctor declared that the Bharat is
\n\tdead on the way. The complainant has stated before the Police that
\n\tthe cause of the incident is that before 6 months Thakor Rameshji @
\n\tHengo Khodaji had stolen wheat from their compound (Vada) and ran
\n\taway from the village. He came on the date of incident and on seeing
\n\thim deceased Bharat had scolded him and therefore he had given blows
\n\tof knife to Bharat and ran away. While taking him to the hospital,
\n\ton the way, Bharat died. The said complaint was given to the Police
\n\tInspector in Bhagyoday Hospital.\n<\/p>\n
The
\n\tPolice has lodged the complainat and registered the offence against
\n\tthe appellant ?  accused. The statement of witnesses were recorded.
\n\tThereafter the Panchnama of scene of incident, Inquest Panchnama,
\n\tPanchnama of recovery of muddamal articles Knife  and the clothes of
\n\tthe accused and the panchnama of physical condition of the accused
\n\twere drawn. Thereafter the Dead Body of the deceased was sent to
\n\tHospital for autopsy and the Muddamal articles were sent to Forensic
\n\tScience Laboratory for scientific analysis and all the reports were
\n\ttagged with the investigation papers. Thereafter, the Police filed
\n\tcharge-sheet against the present appellant ?  accused for the
\n\toffence punishable under Section 302 I.P. Code as well as under the
\n\tprovision of Section 135 of the Bombay police Act and Section
\n\t3(1)(5) of Atrocities Act.\n<\/p>\n
The
\n\ttrial Court framed charge (Exh.2) against the accused. The appellant
\n\t?  accused has not pleaded guilty to the charge and the case was
\n\tproceeded against the present appellant ?  accused.\n<\/p>\n
In
\n\torder to bring home the charge levelled against the accused, the
\n\tprosecution has examined in all 9 witnesses and relied upon their
\n\toral testimonies. They are as under :\n<\/p>\n
P.W.1  –\tBharatkumar Sumankumar Acharya, Medical Officer,Ex.8<\/p>\n
P.W.2  –\tRamabhai Motibhai Chamar, complainant, Exh.9<\/p>\n
P.W.3  –\tNarsinhbhai Alabhai Chamar ?  Panch, Exh. 11<\/p>\n
P.W.4  –\tRajendrakumar Anandray Acharya ?  M.O., Exh.20<\/p>\n
P.W.5  –\tPrahladbhai Alabhai Parmar, Ex.22;\n<\/p>\n
P.W.6  –\tBachubhai Laxmanbhai Parmar, Ex.23;\n<\/p>\n
P.W.7  –\tP.S.I. Dhanji Ranaji Jadeja, Ex.24;\n<\/p>\n
P.W.8  –\tDy.S.P. Somdat Hajiralal Sharma, Ex.25;\n<\/p>\n
P.W.9  –\tBabuji Maganji Thakor, Panch ?  Exh.35<\/p>\n
To prove the culpability of the accused, the prosecution
\nhas also produced and relied upon the following documentary evidence.
\nThey are as under:\n<\/p>\n
(1)\tComplaint ?  Exh.10<\/p>\n
(2)\tPanchnama of Scene of Offence, Exh.12;\n<\/p>\n
(3)\tInquest Panchnama, Exh.13;\n<\/p>\n
(4)\tPanchnama of physical condition of accused, Ex.14;\n<\/p>\n
(5)\tPanchnama of clothes recovered from the dead body of deceased,
\n\tEx.15<\/p>\n
(6)\t– do ?  Exh.16<\/p>\n
(7)\tCopy of station diary, Ex.17<\/p>\n
(8)\tPost Mortem Report of deceased, Ex.18<\/p>\n
(9)\tRavangi Yadi of F.S.L., Ex.19<\/p>\n
(10)\tPost Mortem Note, Ex.21<\/p>\n
(11)\tMedical Certificate of accused Ramesh Thakor ?  Ex.21\/A<\/p>\n
(12)\tF.S.L. Report, Ex.26<\/p>\n
(13)\tLetter of F.S.L., Ex.27<\/p>\n
(14)\tF.S.L. Report, Ex.28<\/p>\n
(15)\tSerological Report, Ex.29<\/p>\n
(16)\tF.S.L. Report, Ex.30<\/p>\n
(17)\tDepute Order, Ex.31<\/p>\n
(18)\tWritten arguments on complainant side, Ex.33.\n<\/p>\n
Thereafter,
\n\tafter examining the witnesses, the statement of accused under
\n\tSection 313 Cr. P.C. was recorded in which the appellant has
\n\tcontended that he is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in
\n\tthe said offence.\n<\/p>\n
After
\n\tconsidering the oral as well as documentary evidence the learned
\n\tSpecial Judge (Atrocities), Mehsana, vide impugned Judgment and
\n\tOrder dated 9.8.2001 in Special (Atrocities) Case No.104 of 2000
\n\theld the present appellant ?  accused guilty to the offence
\n\tpunishable under Section 302 I.P. Code and sentenced him to suffer
\n\tRigorous Imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs.3000\/- i\/d to
\n\tundergo further imprisonment for one year.\n<\/p>\n
Being
\n\taggrieved by and dissatisfied with the impugned Judgment and order
\n\tof conviction and sentence passed by the learned Special Judge
\n\t(Atrocities), Mehsana, the present appellant ?  original accused
\n\thas filed this Appeal, through Jail.\n<\/p>\n
Heard
\n\tlearned Advocate Mr. J.M. Budhbhatti, appointed through Legal Aid
\n\tCommittee, for the appellant ?  accused and Mr. K.C. Shah, learned
\n\tAPP for the respondent ?  State, at length.\n<\/p>\n
Mr.\n<\/p>\n
\tBudhbhatti, learned Advocate, has contended that the prosecution has
\n\tfailed to prove the allegations against the present appellant ?
\n\taccused. He has also contended that in the present case there was
\n\tonly one eye witness and from the oral evidence of eye witness it
\n\twas established before the trial Court that due to darkness the
\n\twitness was unable to see and, therefore, the prosecution has failed
\n\tto prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. He has also contended
\n\tthat the recovery of weapon is not proved. He has also read the oral
\n\tevidence of the Police personnel and contended that the present
\n\tappellant ?  accused was found by them under the influence of
\n\tAlcohol and he has also received some injuries and the said injuries
\n\ton the person of accused is not explained by the prosecution. It is
\n\talso one of the fatal lacuna in the prosecution case and the benefit
\n\tis required to be given to the present appellant ?  accused. Mr.
\n\tBudhbhatti has also contended that from the evidence of Medical
\n\tOfficer it was established before the trial Court that only single
\n\tblow was found from the body of the deceased and looking to the
\n\tinjury of single blow the ingredients of murder cannot be proved by
\n\tthe prosecution. He, therefore, contended that the act of the
\n\tappellant ?  accused is required to be considered that the accused
\n\thas not committed the offence with intention to kill deceased. He
\n\thas also contended that the evidence of panch witnesses as well as
\n\tthe witnesses of family of deceased cannot be considered as they are
\n\tinterested witnesses. He has also prayed that the sentence of
\n\timprisonment of life is also very harsh. Lastly, Mr. Budhbhatti has
\n\tcontended that the Judgment and Order rendered by the trial Court is
\n\tnot proper, legal and against the provisions of law and, therefore,
\n\tthe same requires to be quashed.\n<\/p>\n
On
\n\tbehalf of the State Mr. K.C. Shah, learned A.P.P. has contended that
\n\tthere is voluminous reliable, trustworthy and clinching evidence on
\n\trecord which unequivocally and unerringly proves that the appellant
\n\t?  accused has committed murder of deceased. Even the motive,
\n\tpreparation and intention of the present appellant ?  accused is
\n\talso proved. He also contended that from the complaint itself it is
\n\testablished that there was a previous enmity between the present ?
\n\tappellant ?  accused and the complainant as the accused has
\n\tcommitted theft and when the deceased scolded him the accused has
\n\tcommitted murder. Evidence of single eye witness cannot be thrown
\n\taway. Eye witness has deposed that the the appellant ?  accused has
\n\tduring exchange of hot discussion took out the knife and gave blow
\n\tof knife on the vital part of the body i.e. on the chest of the
\n\tdeceased and due to said injury the deceased has collapsed.\n<\/p>\n
We
\n\thave gone through the oral as well as documentary evidence led by
\n\tthe prosecution. We have also perused the submission made by both
\n\tthe parties. From perusal of oral evidence of P.W.1 (Exh.8) Dr.
\n\tBharatkumar Sumankumar Acharya, who is an independent and
\n\trespectable witness, it transpires that he has carried out autopsy
\n\ton the dead body of deceased. We have perused the oral evidence of
\n\tthis witness. This witness has carried out autopsy and explained the
\n\tinjuries on the deceased, which are as under :\n<\/p>\n
\tSemilunar wound on epigastrium just below the sternum 2
\ncm long and 1 cm broad with straight border below and convexity up
\nwards convex border more sharp with everted edges on probing the
\nwound, it is going upwards towards chest and slightly to the left, it
\nis 7 cm deep with blood clotted on edges;\n<\/p>\n
\tA cherp scratches on abdomen directed from lateral to
\nmediate 7 cm long and 7 cm below the wound No.(1).\n<\/p>\n
The doctor opined that cause of death is due to cardiac
\narrest due to injury to right atrium of heart that is wound No.(1).\n<\/p>\n
This expert witness has opined that injury on the
\ndeceased was possible by forceful blow of knife and the injury was
\nsufficient to cause death of deceased.\n<\/p>\n
Previous
\n\tenmity between the deceased and the appellant ?  accused was
\n\testablished by the oral evidence of P.W.2 ?  complainant Ramabhai
\n\tMotibhai Chamar, father of deceased. This witness has stated on oath
\n\tthat when I was taking dinner in the evening at about 8.00 O’clock
\n\this son (deceased) came and told that Ramesh @ Hengo (present
\n\tappellant ?  accused) who has committed theft of wheat from their
\n\tcompound (vada) before six months has come and thereafter he rushed
\n\tto the place of incident. We have perused the complaint as well as
\n\toral testimony of this witness. It is on record that prior to the
\n\tincident the present appellant ?  accused has committed theft of
\n\twheat and then he was absconded and when he came after six months
\n\tthe deceased scolded him and at that time, along with complainant,
\n\teye witness Prahladbhai, P.W.5, Ex.22, accompanied with the deceased
\n\tand went to the appellant ?  accused and in presence of this
\n\twitness (Prahladbhai) the deceased has called the accused from his
\n\thouse and when the accused came hot discussion took place between
\n\tthe accused and the deceased, at that time accused pulled out knife
\n\tand gave one blow of knife below the chest of deceased and ran away,
\n\tthe deceased was transported to the hospital where on the way
\n\tdeceased succumbed to the injury. Motive is explained by this
\n\twitness. It has not come on record that this witness Prahladbhai has
\n\tany enmity with the appellant ?  accused. Therefore, he has no
\n\treason to falsely implicate the accused with the crime.\n<\/p>\n
We
\n\thave also perused the evidence of P.W.3 ?  Narsinhbhai Alabhai
\n\tChamar (Ex.11), who is one of the panch of panchnama of scene of
\n\toffence (Exh.12). The Inquest Panchnama (Exh.13) as well as the
\n\tpanchnama of scene of offence and the oral evidence of the
\n\tcomplainant and eye witness the injury mentioned in the panchnama
\n\tare corroborated with the oral evidence of witnesses. We have also
\n\tperused the panchnama of recovery of clothes of deceased under the
\n\trecovery panchnama and the panchnama of physical condition of
\n\taccused (Ex.14) and the oral evidence of Medical Officer Dr.
\n\tRajendrakumar Anandray Acharya (Ex.20) and the Medical Certificate
\n\t(Exh.21) issued by him. It is true that Dr. Acharya (Ex.20) has also
\n\texamined the appellant ?  accused. On examination the doctor found
\n\tthat accused is having injury of CLW 2 cm x 1 cm skin deep on the
\n\tforehead. The prosecution has already explained this injury on the
\n\tappellant accused, therefore, the question regarding injury received
\n\tby the appellant ?  accused cannot arise for appreciation.\n<\/p>\n
The
\n\tprosecution has also examined P.W. 6 Bachubhai Laxmanbhai Parmar. He
\n\tis a Police Constable. On the date of incident he was on duty. This
\n\twitness has deposed that he, along with  P.S.I. Jadeja, Head
\n\tConstable Lakhubha and Head Constable Shankerbhai, Police Constable
\n\tLalsing and A.S.I. Vaghubhai, had gone to the place of incident in a
\n\tGovernment vehicle. The accused was not there at the place of
\n\tincident, but, the accused was lying on earth near the house of
\n\tBhopaji. On being asked by P.S.I. Jadeja, he said that his name is
\n\tRameshji @ Hengo. On interrogation by P.S.I. Jadeja the knife with
\n\tblood stains was found out from the back side pocket of the pant of
\n\tthe accused which was recovered by the P.S.I. after drawing the
\n\tpanchnama. This witness is a Police constable and not related to the
\n\tcomplainant. He has no enmity with the accused. He is an independent
\n\twitness. He has no interest in the result of the case and,
\n\ttherefore, his testimony cannot be discarded. We have also perused
\n\tthe circumstantial evidence produced by the prosecution. We have
\n\talso gone through the Serological Report, F.S.L. Report, Medical
\n\tCertificates, Post Mortem Report.\n<\/p>\n
Looking
\n\tto the facts and circumstances of the case as well as deposition of
\n\tprosecution witnesses, this is not a case of single witness as
\n\tcontended by Mr.Supehia, learned Advocate for the appellant ?
\n\taccused. We have also not found any contradictory evidence produced
\n\tby the prosecution. From the evidence of the complainant it is also
\n\tproved that there was a previous enmity between the deceased and the
\n\taccused as the accused has committed a theft of wheat from the
\n\tcompound (Vada) of the complainant before about six months i.e.
\n\tprior to the incident and when the deceased scolded the accused, he
\n\tinflicted knife blow on the deceased. Therefore, the contention of
\n\tMr.Supehia that this is a case of single witness cannot be
\n\tbelievable.\n<\/p>\n
The
\n\tHon’ble Apex Court in a number of decisions held that ?Sit is not
\n\tthe duty of the appellate Court when it agrees with the view of
\n\ttrial Court on the evidence either to restate the effect of the
\n\tevidence or to reiterate the reasons given by the trial Court.??
\n\tThe said law is laid down by the Hon’ble Court in the case of (1)
\n\tGIRIJANANDINI DEVI & ORS. V\/s. BIJENDRA NARAIN CHOUDHARY,
\n\treported in AIR 1967 SC 1124, and (2) in the case of STATE
\n\tOF KARNATAKA v\/s. HEMAREDDY & ANR., reported in AIR 1981
\n\tSC 1417. Yet, in the interest of justice and to observe said
\n\tcause of Appeal in a legal way, we have discussed the evidence as
\n\twell as the reasons assigned by the trial Court.\n<\/p>\n
As
\n\tobserved and discussed at length, in our opinion, the prosecution
\n\thas proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. There is no reason for
\n\tthe complainant and the witnesses to falsely involve the appellant ?
\n\taccused. The appellant ?  accused has not explained anything during
\n\trecording his further Statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C. From the
\n\toral as well as documentary evidence adduced by the prosecution, in
\n\tour opinion, the learned trial Judge has rightly convicted and
\n\tsentenced the appellant ?  accused. Therefore, the conviction and
\n\tsentence awarded by the trial Court against the appellant ?
\n\taccused does not call for any interference of this Court in exercise
\n\tof appellate powers.\n<\/p>\n
We
\n\tfind ourselves in complete agreement with the said finding, ultimate
\n\tconclusion and resultant order of conviction passed by the trial
\n\tCourt and we are of the view that no other conclusion except the one
\n\treached by the trial Court is possible in the instant case as the
\n\tevidence on record stands. Therefore, there is no valid reason or
\n\tjustifiable ground to interfere with the impugned Judgment and order
\n\tof conviction and sentence.\n<\/p>\n
For
\n\tthe forgoing reasons the Appeal fails and is hereby dismissed. The
\n\tJudgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 9.8.2001
\n\trecorded by the trial Court against the appellant ?  accused in
\n\tSpecial (Atrocities) Case No.104 of 2000 is confirmed and
\n\tmaintained. Muddamal be disposed of in terms of directions contained
\n\tin the impugned Judgment and order passed by the trial Court.\n<\/p>\n
This
\n\tAppeal is accordingly dismissed.\n<\/p>\n
(A.M.KAPADIA,
\nJ.)<\/p>\n
(Z. K. SAIYED,
\n J.)<\/p>\n
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