{"id":199714,"date":"2010-07-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-20T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ratan-lal-vs-state-on-21-july-2010"},"modified":"2018-04-03T03:26:19","modified_gmt":"2018-04-02T21:56:19","slug":"ratan-lal-vs-state-on-21-july-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ratan-lal-vs-state-on-21-july-2010","title":{"rendered":"Ratan Lal vs State on 21 July, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Rajasthan High Court – Jodhpur<\/div>\n
Ratan Lal vs State on 21 July, 2010<\/div>\n
                               1\n\n     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN\n                      AT JODHPUR.\n\n\n                          JUDGMENT\n\n\n          RATAN LAL VS. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN.\n\n\n                D.B. Criminal Appeal No.696\/2004\n             under section 374 Cr.P.C. against the\n            judgment and order dated 27.02.2004\n            passed by the Additional      District   &\n            Sessions    Judge,    (Fast   Track),No.1,\n            Bhilwara in Sessions Case No.60\/2003.\n\n\n\nDate of Judgment:                          21 July, 2010\n\n\n                            PRESENT\n\n\n             HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH TATIA\n         HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KAILASH CHANDRA JOSHI\n\n\nMr. Dungar Singh for the appellant.\nMr. A.R.Nikub, Public Prosecutor.\n\n\nBY THE COURT (PER HON'BLE JOSHI, J.):<\/pre>\n
     This criminal appeal     has been preferred by appellant<\/p>\n
Ratan Lal s\/o Pyarchand , by caste Gadari, r\/o Seturiya, District<\/p>\n
Bhilwara against the judgment and order dated 27.02.04 passed<\/p>\n
by learned Addl.District & Sessions Judge (Fast Track) No.1,<\/p>\n
Bhilwara in Sessions Case No.60\/2003<\/p>\n
     Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that on 13.07.02,<\/p>\n
at 07.55 AM Jawaharlal s\/o    Bhawani Ram r\/o Lakhola gave a<\/p>\n
telephonic information that body of Harlal was lying in his field<\/p>\n
situated near Gayatri temple , Lakhola. There were injuries on
\n                                   2<\/span><\/p>\n
the head of Harlal. On this information ,Mustkeem Khan , Sub-<\/p>\n
Inspector, Police Station    Gangapur reached at the spot where<\/p>\n
Shanker Lal, brother of the deceased, gave a report alleging<\/p>\n
interalia that at about     07.30 AM his        grand daughter in-law<\/p>\n
Anita informed       him that Harlal    was not responding       to the<\/p>\n
calls, on which complainant went to the field and saw that his<\/p>\n
brother     Harlal was lying dead     with     serious   injuries on his<\/p>\n
head.     This report was lodged by Shankerlal Darji. On the basis<\/p>\n
of this     information Ex.P\/1, case No.259\/02 was registered at<\/p>\n
Police Station, Gangapur and the investigation commenced.<\/p>\n
        During the course of investigation, accused appellant Ratan<\/p>\n
Lal   was     arrested, statement of the witnesses were recorded<\/p>\n
and at the instance of the information recorded under section 27<\/p>\n
of the Indian Evidence Act, weapon of offence was recovered and<\/p>\n
after usual investigation, a charge sheet was filed in the court<\/p>\n
of Addl.Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gangapur, for the commission<\/p>\n
of offence     under section 302 IPC, from where          the case was<\/p>\n
committed to the court of Sessions           Judge, Bhilwara and from<\/p>\n
there to the court of Addl.District & Sessions Judge ( Fast Track)<\/p>\n
No.1, Bhilwara for trial.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
        The accused appellant Ratan Lal was charged               under<\/p>\n
sections 302 and 447 IPC for which the accused did not plead<\/p>\n
guilty and claimed to be tried.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
          The prosecution examined as many as 21 witnesses,<\/p>\n
namely , PW\/1. Shanker Lal PW\/2 Ratan Lal PW\/3 Shanti Lal,
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PW\/4 Kishan Lal , PW\/5 Ramkanya , PW\/6 Ram Lal, PW\/7 Anita<\/p>\n
, PW\/8 Kailash , PW\/9 Lehru, PW\/10 Naru, PW\/11 Bheru Lal ,<\/p>\n
PW\/12 Munna Lal Sharma , PW\/13 Jagdish Chandra, PW\/14<\/p>\n
Nirbhay Singh , PW\/15 Mustkim Khan, PW\/16 Ladu Lal , PW\/17<\/p>\n
Roopkishore, PW\/18 Bheru Lal,             PW\/19 Bhanwar Singh, PW\/20<\/p>\n
Dr. Amarchand Mahavar and PW\/21 Bhagvati Lal, in support<\/p>\n
of the case.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
      The accused was examined under section 313 of the<\/p>\n
Cr.P.C. and the accused appellant did not choose to lead any<\/p>\n
defence.\n<\/p>\n
      On     the   conclusion    of   trial,    the   learned    trial   Judge<\/p>\n
proceeded to convict the accused appellant for the commission of<\/p>\n
the offence     charged under section 302 IPC and               convicted him<\/p>\n
for life imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 1,000\/- and further to<\/p>\n
undergo one month’s rigorous imprisonment                   in default of<\/p>\n
payment of the fine . For offence under section 447 IPC the<\/p>\n
learned trial Judge awarded               a sentence of three month’s<\/p>\n
rigorous imprisonment and further ordered that the substantive<\/p>\n
sentences be run concurrently.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
      The      learned   trial   Judge         considered   the     following<\/p>\n
circumstances for recording conviction and sentence against the<\/p>\n
accused appellant.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
       (1)     The cause of the death of the deceased was due to<\/p>\n
       head injuries, resulting in fracture of the parietal bone<\/p>\n
       causing haemorrhage and shock,
\n                                  4<\/span><\/p>\n
     (2)On 13.07. 02, before the examination          of the   dead<\/p>\n
        body      of Harlal, articles 1 to 4, the clothes of the<\/p>\n
        deceased, were seized vide memo Ex.P\/4 .\n<\/p>\n
     (3) On 13.07.02 deceased Harlal’s chappal , torch, blood<\/p>\n
        stained pillow , and blood stained tripal were recovered<\/p>\n
        from the place of incident vide memo Ex.P\/6.<\/p>\n
     (4)     At the instance of the information of the accused,<\/p>\n
        recorded under section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act,<\/p>\n
        Ex.P\/74, blood stained stick (weapon of offence) was<\/p>\n
        recovered.\n<\/p>\n
     (5)     At the   instance of the information of the accused<\/p>\n
        appellant under section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act,<\/p>\n
        blood stained     shirt and pants were recovered vide<\/p>\n
        memo Ex.P\/ 71.\n<\/p>\n
     (6) There     was   a   motive     on the part of the accused<\/p>\n
        appellant regarding the minor daughter of PW\/10 Naru ,<\/p>\n
        who was kidnapped by the accused appellant.<\/p>\n
     (7) In the midnight of 12.07.02 and 13.07.02 deceased<\/p>\n
        was sleeping in his field alone and there was an<\/p>\n
        opportunity with the accused to kill him.\n<\/p>\n
     While     considering the       cumulative effect of all these<\/p>\n
circumstances ,    the learned trial Judge convicted the accused<\/p>\n
appellant for the commission of offence under section 302 and<\/p>\n
447 IPC .\n<\/p>\n
     The contention of the learned counsel for the accused
\n                                 5<\/span><\/p>\n
appellant is that the learned trial Judge had not appreciated the<\/p>\n
prosecution   evidence in the light of    the   facts available on<\/p>\n
record. He further argued that there was no eye witness           in<\/p>\n
this case and the    case completely rested     on circumstantial<\/p>\n
evidences. The prosecution had not been able to prove that the<\/p>\n
links in the chain of events were so probable, so as to be<\/p>\n
inconsistent with any possibility of innocence of the accused.    As<\/p>\n
per the    contention    of the learned counsel for the accused<\/p>\n
appellant , many vital links were missing.<\/p>\n
     The next contention of the learned counsel for the accused<\/p>\n
appellant was that the     lathi, (the weapon of offence),       was<\/p>\n
recovered from a Well and as per PW\/2, Ratan Lal who took out<\/p>\n
the lathi from the Well, there was some water in the Well. More-<\/p>\n
over, staining on the lathi in the form of a band of 3 to 4 inches<\/p>\n
width was highly improbable and , therefore , also the recovery<\/p>\n
of lathi , (the weapon of offence) was not free from doubt. The<\/p>\n
blood stained clothes of the accused appellant, were not<\/p>\n
recovered from the conscious possession of the accused. More<\/p>\n
over the prosecution had failed to prove the motive of the crime<\/p>\n
on the part of the accused appellant. The motive so alleged by<\/p>\n
the prosecution was that, about two years back the accused<\/p>\n
appellant had eloped with the daughter of Naru, and Harlal the<\/p>\n
deceased was the witness in that criminal case filed against the<\/p>\n
accused appellant.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
     Per contra, the learned Public Prosecutor vehemently<\/p>\n
defended the judgment of the learned trial Judge and       argued
\n                                   6<\/span><\/p>\n
that the circumstantial evidence available against the accused<\/p>\n
appellant in itself constituted a complete     chain    of events and<\/p>\n
the learned trial Judge considered            every     circumstantial<\/p>\n
evidence in a careful manner . Therefore, the judgment and the<\/p>\n
order of sentence recorded by the learned trial judge, did not<\/p>\n
suffer from any infirmity or illegality.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
      PW\/1 Shankerlal is the elder brother of the deceased,<\/p>\n
Harlal and he deposed that      about six months previous to       his<\/p>\n
statement , at about 6 or 7.00 AM in the morning , his daughter<\/p>\n
-in-law   Anita, informed that Harlal’s body was lying in a blood<\/p>\n
stained    position in the field. He, along with       Ramlal Chhajer<\/p>\n
went to Harlal’s field and saw that Harlal was dead and blood<\/p>\n
was oozing    from his forehead due to head injuries. The police<\/p>\n
reached    Harlal’s field at 08.00 AM after which he reported the<\/p>\n
matter to the police through report,        Ex.P\/1.    Police prepared<\/p>\n
the site memo and other memos of recovery of the blood stained<\/p>\n
clothes of the deceased.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
      PW\/2 Ratan Lal deposed that the            investigating officer<\/p>\n
inspected the site of incident and prepared            memo Ex.P\/2.<\/p>\n
Further , the investigating officer        seized some articles like<\/p>\n
chappel and torch through Ex.P\/6 and he was also witness to<\/p>\n
memo Ex.P\/7 , P\/8 and P\/9.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
      PW\/3    Shantilal did not corroborate the evidence        of the<\/p>\n
prosecution, therefore, he was declared hostile.
\n                                    7<\/span><\/p>\n
      PW\/4 Kishan Lal deposed about the execution of memo<\/p>\n
Ex.P\/3.    PW\/5 Ramkanya , PW\/6 Ram Lal, PW\/7              Anita , PW\/8<\/p>\n
Kailash , and     PW\/9 Lehru,deposed about the fact that          in the<\/p>\n
morning, Anita      saw the dead body of Harlal and informed all<\/p>\n
these persons.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
      PW\/10 Naru is the concerned witness of the prosecution,<\/p>\n
regarding the motive of the accused appellant to cause the death<\/p>\n
of the deceased. He deposed that three years previous to his<\/p>\n
statement, his daughter      Sugna had        eloped with Ratan Lal ,<\/p>\n
the accused appellant. The fact of this elopement came to the<\/p>\n
knowledge of Harlal and then he , along with Harlal, went to<\/p>\n
Bhilwara    and    from   there   they brought    his daughter     back.<\/p>\n
Harlal told him that Ratanlal      threatened him for this act.<\/p>\n
      PW\/11 Bheru Lal did not corroborate the evidence of<\/p>\n
prosecution and therefore, was declared hostile.<\/p>\n
      PW\/12       Munna Lal deposed about the          conducting of the<\/p>\n
videography about the recovery of the weapon of offence from<\/p>\n
the Well. PW\/13 Jagdish Chandra also deposed about the<\/p>\n
photographs Ex.P\/10 to Ex.P\/36, and the negative Ex.P\/37 to<\/p>\n
63.<\/p>\n
          PW\/14    Nirbhay Singh       is the person    who carried the<\/p>\n
malkhana articles in the sealed condition from police            station<\/p>\n
Gangapur to the S.P.Office, Bhilwara and then after            receiving<\/p>\n
forwarding letter from the Superintendent of Police, Bhilwara, he
\n                                    8<\/span><\/p>\n
carried the articles to the Forensic Science Laboratory, Udaipur.<\/p>\n
      PW\/15 Mustkim Khan, and          PW\/17 Roopkishore, are the<\/p>\n
investigating officers , out of which PW\/15 Mustkim Khan<\/p>\n
received the telephonic information on 13.07.02 at 07.55 AM<\/p>\n
regarding the dead body of Harlal lying in his field, on which he<\/p>\n
subscribed that information in Rojnamcha Ex.P\/69.<\/p>\n
      PW\/17 Roopkishore        deposed about the registration        of<\/p>\n
case No.259\/02 and also       deposed about the fact of arrest of<\/p>\n
Ratanlal vide Ex.P\/73. Further both the witnesses deposed about<\/p>\n
the subsequent investigations.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
      PW\/18       Bhanwar Singh and PW\/19 Bherulal           are police<\/p>\n
officers who conducted the investigation         during   the course of<\/p>\n
investigation.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
      PW\/16      Lalulal did not   corroborate    the evidence of the<\/p>\n
prosecution, therefore, he was declared hostile.<\/p>\n
       PW\/20      Dr.Amarchand is the doctor who conducted the<\/p>\n
autopsy on the dead body of the deceased Harlal and found the<\/p>\n
following injuries on the person of Harlal :<\/p>\n
       “\u092c \u0939 \u092a\u0930 \u0915\u0923 :- \u0928.1 \u0915\u091a\u0932 \u0939\u0906 \u0918 \u0935 \u0916\u0928 \u091c\u092e \u0939\u0906 3 \u0938\u092e
\n       x 1 \u0938\u092e . \u0939\u0921 \u0915 \u0917\u0939\u0930 \u0907 \u0924\u0915 \u0964 \u091c\u091c\u0938 \u092a\u0930 \u092b\u0928$\u0932 \u092c%\u0928 \u0915
\n       \u092b\u0915\u091a\u0930 \u0925 \u0964\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
       \u0928.2. \u0915\u091a\u0932 \u0939\u0906 \u0918 \u0935 \u091c\u091c\u0938 \u092a\u0930 \u0916\u0928 \u091c\u092e \u0939\u0906 \u0925 \u0964 6 \u0938\u092e x
\n       2 \u0938\u092e x \u0939\u0921 \u0915 \u0917\u0939\u0930 \u092c \u0907 \u092d\u0939* \u092a\u0930\u0964\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
       \u0928.3 \u0915\u091a\u0932 \u0939\u0906 \u0918 \u0935 \u091c\u091c\u0938\u092e+ \u0916\u0928 \u091c\u092e \u0939\u0906 \u0964 \u0938\u092e x \u0906\u0927
\n       \u0938\u092e x \u0939\u0921 \u0915 \u0917\u0939\u0930 \u092c \u0907 \u092d\u0939% \u092a\u0930 \u0964\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
       \u0928.4 \u0915\u091a\u0932 \u0939\u0906 \u0918 \u0935 6 \u0938\u092e X 2 \u0938\u092e x \u0939\u0921 \u0924\u0915 \u0917\u0939\u0930 \u0932\u092b$
\n                                      9<\/span><\/p>\n
       \u092a\u0930 \u0907$\u0932 \u092c%\u0928 \u0915 \u092b\u0915\u091a\u0930 \u0964<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n       \u0928.5 \u0915\u091a\u0932 \u0939\u0906 \u0918 \u0935 \u091c\u091c\u0938 \u092a\u0930 \u0916\u0928 \u091c\u092e \u0939\u0906 4 \u0938\u092e x 1 \u0938\u092e\n       x \u092c%\u0928      \u0938\u0938\u0930 \u0915 \u0913\u0915\u0938 \u092a $\u0932 \u092d \u0917 \u092a\u0930 \u0964\n       \u0928.6 \u0915\u091a\u0932 \u0939\u0906 \u0918 \u0935 \u091c\u091c\u0938 \u092a\u0930 \u0916\u0928 \u091c\u092e \u0939\u0906 \u0925 3 \u0938\u092e X 1\n       \u0938\u092e \u0913\u0915\u0938 \u092a $\u0932 \u092a\u0930\n       \u0928.7 \u0916\u0930*\u091a \u091c\u091c\u0938 \u092a\u0930 \u0915 \u0932 \u092a\u0928 \u0906\u092f \u0925 1 \u0938\u092e x 1 \u0938\u092e \u092c \u0907\n       \u0915%\u0939\u0928 \u0915 \u092a \u091b\u0932 \u092d \u0917 \u092a\u0930 \u0964\n       \u0928. 8 \u0916\u0930%\u091a \u091c\u091c\u0938 \u092a\u0930 \u0916\u0928 \u091c\u092e \u0939\u0906 2 \u0938\u092e x 1 \u0938\u092e . \u092c \u092f\n       \u0917 \u0932 \u092a\u0930 \u0964\n       \u0928. 9 \u0916\u0930*\u091a \u091c\u091c\u0938 \u092a\u0930 \u0915 \u0932 \u092a\u0928 \u0906\u092f \u0939\u0906 \u0925 \u0906\u0927 \u0938\u092e x\n       \u0906\u0927 \u0938\u092e \u092c \u092f+ $ \u0917 \u092a\u0930 \u0909\u092a\u0930 \u092d \u0917 \u092a\u0930 \u0964\n       \u0928.10 \u0916\u0930*\u091a \u091c\u091c\u0938 \u092a\u0930 \u0915 \u0932 \u092a\u0928 \u0906\u092f \u0939\u0906 \u0925 \u0964 3 \u0938\u092e . x \u0922 \u0908\n       \u0938\u092e . \u092c \u0908 $ \u0917 \u0915 \u092e\u0927\u092f \u092d \u0917 \u092a\u0930\n       \u0928. 11 \u0909\u092a\u0930 \u0915 \u091a\u092e \u0915 \u092e8$ \u092a \u0932 \u0915\u092f9\u091f$\u0915\u0932 \u0932%\u0938 \u091c% 8 \u0938\n       10 \u0925 \u0906\u0927 \u0938\u092e x \u0906\u0927 \u0938\u092e . \u092c \u092f+ \u0915%\u0939\u0928 \u0915 \u0938 \u092e\u0928 \u0964\n       \u0928.12 \u092e8$ \u0932 \u0915\u092f9\u091f$\u0915\u0932 \u0932%\u0938 18 \u0938 20 \u0938\u0916\u092f \u0906\u0927 \u0938\u092e x\n       \u0906\u0927 \u0938\u092e . \u092c \u092f+ \u0918$\u0928 \u0915 \u0938 \u092e\u0928 \u092d \u0924\u0930 \u092d \u0917 \u092a\u0930\n       \u0928. 13 \u092e8$ \u092a\u0932 \u0915\u092f9$ \u0915\u0932 \u0932%\u0938 18-20 \u0925 \u0906\u0927 \u0938\u092e x \u0906\u0927\n       \u0938\u092e . \u092c \u092f+ \u092a \u0935 \u092a\u0930 $\u0916\u0928 \u092a\u0930 \u0964\n\n\n       \u0906\u0928\u0924\u0930\u0930\u0915 \u092a\u0930 \u0915\u0923 :- \u0938\u0938\u0930 \u0916%\u0932 \u0917\u092f \u0964                \u0938\u0938\u0930 \u0915 \u092b\u0928$\u0932 \u0935\n       \u092a\u0930 \u0907$\u0932 \u092c%\u0928 \u092a\u0930    %\u0938\u092e\u0928$    \u092b\u0915\u091a\u0930 \u092c \u0907 \u0913\u0930 \u0964 \u0938\u0938\u0930 \u0915 \u091a\u092e           \u0915\n       \u0928 \u091a \u09169\u0928 \u0915 \u0925\u0915\u0915 \u091c\u092e \u0939\u0906 \u0964                  \u0938\u0938\u0930 \u0915 \u0939\u0921    \u0916%\u0932\u0928 \u092a\u0930\n       \u092b\u0928$\u0932 \u0935 \u092a\u0930 \u0907$\u0932 \u092c%\u0928 \u092d \u0917 \u092a\u0930 \u0916\u0928 \u091c\u092e \u0939\u0906 \u0925 \u0964                    \u0938\u0915\u0932\n       \u0915 \u0910\u0928$ \u0930 \u0932 \u0913\u0930 \u0938\u092e \u0932 \u0915%\u0930\u0938\u0938\u092f \u092e+ \u092b\u0915\u091a\u0930 \u0925 \u0964              \u092c\u0928 \u0915% \u0922\u0915\u0928\n       \u0935 \u0932 \u091dB8\u0932 \u092c \u0907 \u0924\u0930\u092b 7 \u0938\u092e x 2 \u0938\u092e \u0915$ \u0939\u0908 \u0925 \u0964                    \u092c\u0928\n       \u092e \u0932 \u091c\u0939 \u0938 \u092b$ \u0939\u0906 \u0925 \u092c\u0928 \u091f$\u0938\u09389 \u0935\u0939 \u0938 \u092c \u0939\u0930 \u0906\u092f \u0939\u0906\n       \u0925\u0964    \u092c \u0907 \u0924\u0930\u092b \u091c\u0939 \u091dB8\u0932 \u0915$ \u0939\u0908 \u0925 \u092c\u0928 \u091f$\u0938\u092f9 \u0915\u091a\u0932 \u0939\u0906\n       \u0925\u0964      \u092e8$ \u092a\u0932 \u0932\u0938\u0930$      \u0935\u0923       \u0906\u0927   \u0938\u092e X \u0906\u0927 \u0938\u092e . \u092c\u0928\n       \u092a\u0928$\u0932 \u092a\u0930 \u0907$\u0932 \u090f    $\u092e\u092a%\u0930\u0932 \u092a\u0930 \u0925 \u092c \u0907 \u0924\u0930\u092b \u0925 \u0964\"\n\n\n\n\n<\/pre>\n
      PW\/9 Lehru,deposed about sending the forwarding letter<\/p>\n
to the Forensic Science Laboratory by S.P. Office Bhilwara.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      As per the evidence available on record, there is only<\/p>\n
circumstantial evidence, on which the learned trial Judge relied<\/p>\n
and    after    appreciation    of   the       circumstantial   evidence,<\/p>\n
considered      the seven       circumstances against the accused<\/p>\n
appellant and sentenced the accused appellant as above.
\n                                  10<\/span><\/p>\n
      We have considered the rival contentions          of learned<\/p>\n
counsel for the parties and     also evaluated and scanned        the<\/p>\n
evidence on record.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
      The case entirely hinges upon the circumstantial evidence.<\/p>\n
The   wooden log which was used as weapon of offence is of<\/p>\n
7kgs. weight and its diameter is also about 16 fingers.<\/p>\n
      We are        in complete agreement     with the argument<\/p>\n
advanced by the defence counsel that the multiple injuries of<\/p>\n
very very small dimension cannot be caused by such an object.<\/p>\n
The blood on the said wooden log is told to be spread over         6<\/p>\n
to 7 inches length and 3 to 4 inches in width , which is also an<\/p>\n
additional   doubtful circumstance.   Further, had there been an<\/p>\n
intention to kill    Harlal, the accused would have carried with<\/p>\n
himself weapon also. It is undenied and undeviated        that    the<\/p>\n
person who allegedly killed had not brought any weapon with<\/p>\n
him. Of course the death of Harlal is homicide, but till a chain of<\/p>\n
circumstances, pointing out at the guilt of accused              and<\/p>\n
excluding all probabilities of his innocence, have not been proved<\/p>\n
beyond reasonable doubt, accused       appellant cannot be       held<\/p>\n
guilty of offence charged. Therefore, looking to the entirety of<\/p>\n
facts and evidence available on record, the conviction cannot be<\/p>\n
sustained.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
              Resultantly, the appeal is allowed and             the<\/p>\n
accused appellant Ratan Lal s\/o Pyarchand is acquitted of the
\n                                 11<\/span><\/p>\n
charge levelled against him under section 302 and 447 IPC.<\/p>\n
The        judgment and order dated 27.02.2004 passed by the<\/p>\n
learned Addl.      District & Sessions Judge,(Fast Track) No.1,<\/p>\n
Bhilwara ,     in Sessions Case No.60\/2003    is set aside. The<\/p>\n
accused appellant Ratan Lal be set at liberty, if not required in<\/p>\n
any other case.\n<\/p>\n
(KAILASH CHANDRA JOSHI),J.                  (PRAKASH TATIA), J.<\/p>\n
l.george\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rajasthan High Court – Jodhpur Ratan Lal vs State on 21 July, 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR. JUDGMENT RATAN LAL VS. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN. D.B. 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