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Punjab-Haryana High Court<\/div>\n
Criminal Appeal No. 569-Db Of 1999 vs State Of Punjab on 11 July, 2008<\/div>\n
Criminal Appeal No. 569-DB of 1999                             -1-\n\n                                    ***\n\n\nIN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA\n               AT CHANDIGARH\n\n1.                      Criminal Appeal No. 569-DB of 1999\n                        Date of decision: 11.7.2008.\n\n\nDimple                                                   .....Appellant\n\n                        Versus\n\nState of Punjab                                          ...Respondent\n\n2.                      Criminal Appeal No. 588-DB of 1999\n\n\n\nRajinder Kumar                                           .....Appellant\n\n                        Versus\n\nState of Punjab                                          ...Respondent\n\n                                    ****\n\nCORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL\n       HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND\n\n                                    ****\n\nPresent: Mr. R.S. Cheema, Senior Advocate with\n         Mr. Pawan Girdhar, Advocate for the appellant\n         in Criminal Appeal No. 569-DB of 1999.\n\n         Ms. Baljeet Kaur Mann, Advocate for the appellant\n         in Criminal Appeal No. 588-DB of 1999\n\n         Mr. Rajesh Bhardwaj, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab.\n\nS. D. ANAND, J.\n<\/pre>\n
            Appellants Rajinder Kumar and Dimple (along with three<\/p>\n
others namely, Ashwani Kumar, Shamma and Madhu Bala) were<\/p>\n
tried on charges under Sections 498-A, 302, read with Section 149<\/p>\n
IPC, 304-B and 506 IPC ( in case FIR No. 30 dated 1.4.1998, Police
\n Criminal Appeal No. 569-DB of 1999                          -2-<\/span><\/p>\n
                                     ***<\/p>\n
Station Division No. 2, Ludhiana).\n<\/p>\n
            Appellants Rajinder Kumar and Dimple were convicted<\/p>\n
under Section 302 IPC for having committed the murder of Sunita<\/p>\n
Rani in furtherance of their common intention; while the above three<\/p>\n
persons were acquitted.\n<\/p>\n
            Sunita Rani was married to appellant Rajinder Kumar<\/p>\n
about 1-1-1\/2 years prior to her death. Appellant Dimple is wife of<\/p>\n
Ashwani Kumar alias Sonu, a brother of Rajinder Kumar. Ashwani<\/p>\n
Kumar earned a verdict of acquittal. Sunita Rani used to resent the<\/p>\n
growing intimacy as between Rajinder Kumar and Dimple appellant.<\/p>\n
Rajinder Kumar would not care for her and would tell her that he<\/p>\n
would not refrain from continuing the relationship with Sunita Rani.<\/p>\n
Vide Ex. PL, Sunita Rani informed the police (in the form of a dying<\/p>\n
declaration) that Rajinder Kumar poured kerosene oil upon her while<\/p>\n
appellant Dimple set her afire by lighting a match stick. Though Ex.<\/p>\n
PL attributes role to acquitted as well, we do not feel called upon to<\/p>\n
indicate that part of the statement in view of the fact that the acquittal<\/p>\n
of   Ashwani Kumar, Shamma and Madhu Bala has attained finality<\/p>\n
inasmuch as the State did not challenge it.\n<\/p>\n
            Learned Trial Judge placed reliance upon Ex. PL and<\/p>\n
recorded the impugned finding of conviction.\n<\/p>\n
            As would be apparent from the testimony on oath of PW-<\/p>\n
2 Dr. Deepak Bhatti, Senior Resident Plastic Surgery,          C.M.C. &<\/p>\n
Hospital, Ludhiana who treated Sunita Rani on her admission in<\/p>\n
hospital on 31.3.1998, Sunita Rani came to the hospital with 100%
\n Criminal Appeal No. 569-DB of 1999                        -3-<\/span><\/p>\n
                                   ***<\/p>\n
burns. He certified (vide opinion Ex. PD\/1 on police plea Ex. PD)<\/p>\n
that Sunita Rani was fit to make a statement. That certification was<\/p>\n
issued by him at 11.20 P.M. on 31.3.1998. It is in his testimony that<\/p>\n
“both the hands of Sunita were burnt including finger tips and thumb.<\/p>\n
…….On the basis of verbal response we opined that the patient was<\/p>\n
fit to make the statement”.\n<\/p>\n
           Thus, about little less than one hour intervened her<\/p>\n
hospitalisation and issuance of certification about her fitness to make<\/p>\n
a statement. At this stage, it would be appropriate to notice that PW-<\/p>\n
3 Dr. Sudhir Sidhu, Resident, Department of Surgery, C.M.C.<\/p>\n
Hospital, Ludhiana also testified, on the basis of the patient record<\/p>\n
Ex. PE, that Sunita Rani had 100% burns at the time of admission<\/p>\n
and that “the entire body of Sunita Rani including her hands, finger<\/p>\n
tips and thumbs have burn injuries and it was a case of 100% burns.”<\/p>\n
           It is in the testimony of Investigating Officer that “there<\/p>\n
are about 8-10 Executive Magistrate at Ludhiana. There are also<\/p>\n
about 10-15 JMICs at Ludhiana.” The Investigating Officer did not<\/p>\n
take any steps to get the dying declaration recorded by a Magistrate.<\/p>\n
He conceded that he did not try to contact any Executive Magistrate<\/p>\n
or Judicial Magistrate on the night of the occurrence. At the trial, he<\/p>\n
did not offer any explanation why did he not take steps to get the<\/p>\n
dying declaration recorded by a Magistrate. His statement to the<\/p>\n
effect that “the Doctor remained present throughout recording the<\/p>\n
statement of the patient by me” is contradictory to that of PW-2 Dr.<\/p>\n
Deepak Bhatti who testified that “I was not present when the
\n Criminal Appeal No. 569-DB of 1999                       -4-<\/span><\/p>\n
                                  ***<\/p>\n
statement of Sunita was recorded”.      Apart therefrom, it is in the<\/p>\n
statement of none else or other than the Investigating Officer himself<\/p>\n
that Ex. PL is in hand of ASI Surat Singh. He also conceded that<\/p>\n
endorsement Ex. PL\/1 appearing thereon is also in the hand of ASI<\/p>\n
Surat Singh. However, ASI Surat Singh gave a lie to that statement<\/p>\n
by categorically averring that “the writing work was done by Inspector<\/p>\n
Naveen Kumar”.\n<\/p>\n
           Furthermore, we find that dying declaration Ex. PL<\/p>\n
purports to bear the thumb impression of maker thereof i.e. Sunita<\/p>\n
Rani. In view of the categorical testimony of PW-2 Dr. Deepak Bhatti<\/p>\n
and PW-3 Dr.Sudhir Sidhu to the effect that her entire body including<\/p>\n
both her hands including finger tips and thumbs have burns injuries,<\/p>\n
it is not understandable how could a thumb impression of Sunita<\/p>\n
Rani be obtained on it.\n<\/p>\n
           We find, on a perusal of the above facts and<\/p>\n
circumstances of the case, that the recording of dying declaration Ex.<\/p>\n
PK is not free from doubt.\n<\/p>\n
           The parents of the deceased lady, who would have been<\/p>\n
best circumstanced to depose about the circumstances in the<\/p>\n
context of the dowry-related torture (if any), were examined at the<\/p>\n
trial as PW-6 Pushpa Devi and PW-7 Budh Raj. Both of them did not<\/p>\n
support the prosecution plea.     PW-6 Pushpa Rani categorically<\/p>\n
stated that appellants never maltreated Sunita Rani prior to her<\/p>\n
death nor did Sunita Rani ever complain of any maltreatment at their<\/p>\n
hands during her life time. In the course of cross-examination as
\n Criminal Appeal No. 569-DB of 1999                       -5-<\/span><\/p>\n
                                  ***<\/p>\n
well, she claimed having been       told that Sunita Rani sustained<\/p>\n
injuries while preparing meals.   Likewise, PW-7 Budh Raj (father of<\/p>\n
deceased lady), who purported to be a signatory to Ex. PL, denied<\/p>\n
that any such statement had been recorded in his presence. In the<\/p>\n
context, he averred that his signatures were obtained by the police<\/p>\n
on some papers. The other purported signatory i.e. Harbans Lal was<\/p>\n
given up by the prosecution as unnecessary.\n<\/p>\n
           The present, thus, is a case in which it is proved that the<\/p>\n
Investigating Officer did not take any steps to procure the presence<\/p>\n
of a Magistrate to get the dying declaration of deceased Sunita Rani<\/p>\n
recorded inspite of the fact that there were a number of Magistrates<\/p>\n
posted at Ludhiana itself where the deceased was hospitalised. The<\/p>\n
testimony of Investigating Officer that the Medical Officer (who<\/p>\n
certified the fitness of deceased to make a statement) remained<\/p>\n
present throughout the recording of the statement is contradicted by<\/p>\n
that Medical Officer who denied having remained present during the<\/p>\n
period the dying declaration was being recorded.         Out of two<\/p>\n
purported (attesting) signatories of the dying declaration, one was<\/p>\n
given up as unnecessary; while the other who is none else or other<\/p>\n
than father of the deceased lady denied that any declaration of<\/p>\n
Sunita Rani had been recorded in his presence. The obtaining of<\/p>\n
thumb impression of the maker of Ex. PL on it is also shrouded in<\/p>\n
mystery inasmuch as two Medical Officers (PW-2 Dr. Deepak Bhatti<\/p>\n
and PW-3 Dr. Sudhir Sidhu), who treated the deceased lady, were<\/p>\n
categorical that her entire body including her hands, finger tips and
\n Criminal Appeal No. 569-DB of 1999                     -6-<\/span><\/p>\n
                                 ***<\/p>\n
thumbs were completely burnt.\n<\/p>\n
           In the light of afore-mentioned discussion, we find that<\/p>\n
prosecution had not been able to prove the charge against the<\/p>\n
appellants beyond reasonable doubt.       The appeal shall stand<\/p>\n
allowed. The impugned finding of conviction against the appellants<\/p>\n
shall stand set aside. The appellants shall stand acquitted of the<\/p>\n
charges.<\/p>\n
\n\n                                        ( S. D. ANAND )\n                                            JUDGE\n\n\n\nJuly 11, 2008                     (ADARSH KUMAR GOEL)\nPka                                      JUDGE\n <\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Punjab-Haryana High Court Criminal Appeal No. 569-Db Of 1999 vs State Of Punjab on 11 July, 2008 Criminal Appeal No. 569-DB of 1999 -1- *** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 1. Criminal Appeal No. 569-DB of 1999 Date of decision: 11.7.2008. Dimple …..Appellant Versus State of Punjab …Respondent 2. 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