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2012 DIGILAW 937 (JHR)

Dharma Girih v. State of Jharkhand

2012-07-05

D.N.UPADHYAY, R.K.MERATHIA

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JUDGMENT By Court.-Mr. Krishna Shankar, learned counsel, is appointed as amicus curiae to assist the court on behalf of appellant. Mr. Ravi Prakash, Appellant, is appearing on behalf of the State. Later on This appeal is directed against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 28.5.2005 and 31.5.2005 respectively passed by learned 3rd Additional Sessions Judge, FTC, Dumka, in Sessions Trial No. 26 of 2003/64 of 2004, convicting the appellant under Section 302 IPC and sentencing him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life. The appellant was also convicted under Section 4 of the Prevention of Witch (Daain) Practices Act, 1999 and sentenced to undergo RI for six months. However, both the sentences ordered to run concurrently. 2. Mr. Krishna Shankar, learned counsel, appearing for the appellant, submitted, that he is a position to dispute the manner of occurrence but the only question is whether the appellant had intention to commit murder of his mother or not. 3. From the FIR it appears that there was not hot exchange of words between the appellant and his step mother during which the appellant assaulted his mother with lathi and legs. The Doctor found one lacerated wound 3"X4" bone deep over frontal region and one abrasion on right waist. In the circumstances, it will not be safe to hold that the appellant had intention to kill his step-mother. Accordingly the conviction under Section 302, IPC is converted into Section 304, Part II, IPC. So far as conviction under Section 4 of the Prevention of Witch (Daain) Practices Act, 1999 is concerned, the conviction is upheld. In the facts and circumstances of the case the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence is modified to the extent that the appellant is convicted under Section 304 Part II. IPC and sentenced to the period undergone by him, i.e., about 10 years. He has already undergone the sentence under Section 4 of the Prevention of Witch (Daain) Practices Act, 1999. With the modification in conviction and sentence, this appeal stands disposed of. The appellant is directed to be released from jail forthwith, if not wanted in any other case. Appeal disposed of.