JUDGMENT : G.R. MOOLCHANDANI, J 1. This appeal has been directed against the judgment dated 20.12.2006 passed by Additional Sessions Judge No.1, Sri Ganganagar in Sessions Case No.6/2006 whereby the learned trial court has convicted and sentenced the appellant-accused as under:- U/Sec.302 I.P.C. Life imprisonment and a fine of Rs.1,000/-, in default of payment of fine, further to undergo two months rigorous imprisonment. U/Sec.394 I.P.C. Five years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.500/-, in default of payment of fine, further to undergo two months rigorous imprisonment. U/Sec.449 I.P.C. Five years rigorous imprisonment and a fine Rs.200/-, in default of payment of fine, further to undergo one months rigorous imprisonment. U/Sec.201 I.P.C. Three years rigorous imprisonment, and a fine of Rs.200/-, in default of payment of fine, further to undergo one months R.I. 2. In nutshell, the story of the prosecution is that Vinod Kumar son of deceased Smt. Vidhya Rani submitted a report Exhibit P.8 regarding unnatural death of his mother by fire ignition, on which a morgue was registered at serial No.4/2006 under Section 174 Cr.P.C. on 14.3.2006. Subsequently, on the findings of post mortem report and detection of empty liquor bottle near the bed and disappearance of the jewellery of the deceased and detection of blood stains on the Razai cover and bed sheet, a regular FIR No.40 dated 22.3.2006 Exhibit P.41 was lodged under Sections 302, 201 and 394 I.P.C., after investigation charge-sheet was filed against the accused. During the course of investigation, recovery of jewellery worn by the deceased, comprises of a finger ring and two ear rings were made on the instance and from the possession of the accused, charges were framed against the accused under Sections 449, 302, 394 and 201 I.P.C. The prosecution produced 14 witnesses and after recording statements of accused under Section 313 of Cr.P.C. Accused got himself examined in defence, 52 documentary exhibits were exhibited by the prosecution and the learned lower court, while culminating the trial passed the impugned judgment sentencing the accused for life coupled with distinct sentences under other sections as dwelt above. 3. 3. Heard the arguments of both the sides, learned counsel for the appellant-accused has contended that the trial court has committed error in passing the impugned judgment because there is no direct evidence and the matter is based on circumstantial evidence, the first information report given by the son of the deceased, was not having any disclosure relating to the allegations of robbery or murder but sheer accidental morgue was registered vide Exhibit-8, the alleged recoveries have also not been established and the appellant-accused has not made any extra-judicial confession, despite the same has been accepted as if it is substantiated, there was a hostility between the appellant-accused and the individuals making alleged disclosure of extra-judicial confession. The accused-appellant has also adduced his defence evidence, amicable and good relations were not there between the accused and victim family, so the appellant-accused has wrongly been involved on the basis of unfounded evidence. The cause of death of the deceased-lady could be a family discontent and despite contradictory and unfounded evidence, the learned trial court has held the appellant guilty, which is not sustainable under the eye of law, said witness Ramesh to whom extra-judicial confession has alleged to have been communicated was not produced by the prosecution but ignoring the lacunaes and contradictions of the evidence, the learned trial court has erroneously passed the judgment under appeal, which is liable to be quashed so, the appeal of the appellant-accused be accepted and the impugned judgment be set aside. Contrariwise, the learned Public Prosecutor has contended that there is no error in the findings of the learned trial court. The deceased, an old lady, was murdered by the accused, who was a neighbour and well aware about the loneliness and wearing of valuable jewellery and so prior to burning, she was given beating blows and ante-mortem injuries have been detected on her body. Jewellery of the deceased lady has been recovered from the possession and on the instance of the appellant-accused, even blood stained Razai and bed sheet have also been detected with the stains of blood, which have been examined by F.S.L. and the blood stains have been found there. Jewellery of the deceased lady has been recovered from the possession and on the instance of the appellant-accused, even blood stained Razai and bed sheet have also been detected with the stains of blood, which have been examined by F.S.L. and the blood stains have been found there. Evasive behaviour of the appellant-accused by not visiting to her home to condole the death of proximity living old lady, who was not even known but was having good relations with neighbours and accused-appellant was accustomed to visit her and there is no contradiction in the evidence of the prosecution. The prosecution has produced reliable evidence, which is corroborated by recovery as well as per medical evidence, so, the appeal of the appellant does not get any merit, it be dismissed and the trial court’s judgment be upheld. 4. Heard learned counsel for the appellant as well as learned Public Prosecutor and made appraisal of the evidence and perused the material available on record. 5. Recovery of finger ring and both ear rings of the deceased has been made on the instance of appellant- accused and information to this effect was given by accused vide Exhibit P.45, recovery of said ornaments have been made vide Exhibit P.14 and its spot map is Exhibit P.15 is well proved in the evidence. 6. PW-14 Dinesh Kumar, Investigating Officer, has said that during custody, the accused voluntarily informed that he has got buried the ear rings and finger ring of the deceased in Baba hut and this information was given by Exhibit P.45, which bears his signature and thumb impression of the accused. He has also said that on this information, he went there and got the said ornaments, recovered on information and on the instance of accused, who after digging the soil help recovered the ornaments which were identified by Vinod Kumar and its recovery memo is Exhibit P.14 and spot map of the recovery memo is Exhibit P.15. Both the witnesses of recovery PW-4 Radheshyam and PW-3 Vinod Kumar have corroborated and ratified the said recovery thoroughly. Both the witnesses of recovery PW-4 Radheshyam and PW-3 Vinod Kumar have corroborated and ratified the said recovery thoroughly. PW-4 Radheshyam has also said that :- ^^fn- 25-3-06 dks eqyfte lq[knso mQZ lqD[kk us ,d lksus dh vxwaBh o dkuks dh nks okfy;kW fgj.kkokyh xkao esa ckck ds <sjs ds vUnj ls feVVh [kksn dj ,d iksyhFkhu dh FkSyh fudkyh ftlesa ls lksus dh vxwWBh o ckfy;k fudyh tks iqfyl dks is'k dh ftls iqfyl us dCtk esa ysdj ,d diM+k dh FkSyh esa Mkydj ekSdk ij lhy ekSgj fd;k Fkk QnZ cjkenxh izn'kZ ih&14 esjs lkeus cukbZ Fkh ftl ij lh ls Mh esjs gLrk{kj gSaA cjkenxh LFky dk uD'kk ekSdk izn'kZ ih&15 esjs lkeus cuk;k Fkk ftl ij lh ls Mh esjs gLrk{kj gSaA^^ Similarly another witness Vinod Kumar PW-3 has said that :- ^^eqyfte lq[knsoflag mQZ lq[kk us ?kVuk ds 10&11 fnu ckn lq[kk us fgjukaokyh xkao esa ckck ds Msjs ds ckgj iqfyl okyksa dks ,d yksgs dk lfj;k cjken djok;k FkkA ftldh iqfyl us ekSdk ij QnZ rS;kj dhA iqfyl us lfj;s dks ekSdk ij diM+k dh FkSyh esa Mkydj lhy eksgj fd;k FkkA QnZ cjkenxh izn'kZ ih&11 gS ftl ij , ls ch esjs gLrk{kj gSA cjkenxh LFky dk uD'kk ekSdk izn'kZ ih&12 gSA ftl ij , ls ch esjs gLrk{kj gSA eqyfte lq[knso mQZ lq[kk us ?kVukLFky edku fo/kk dh rLnhd dh Fkh ftldh QnZ rLnhd izn'kZ ih&13 gS ftl ij , ls ch esjs gLrk{kj gSA lq[knso flag us bl ij vxwaBk fu'kku fd;k FkkA eqyfte lq[knsoflag mQZ lq[kk us lfj;k cjken djokus ds vxys fnu ckck dh dqfV;k ds xsV esa izos'k ds ikl cus Bk.k ls ,d lksus dh vxwBha o nks dkuksa dh ckfy;ka cjken djokbZ FkhA ftudks iqfyl us ekSdk ij diM+k dh FkSyh esa Mkydj lhy eksgj fd;k FkkA QnZ cjkenxh izn'kZ ih&15 gS ftl ij , ls ch esjs gLrk{kj gSA eSusa lksus dh ckfy;ka o vxwBha ns[kh Fkh tks esjh eka dh Fkh budks eSusa f'kuk[r fd;k FkkA ;s xgus esjh eka us ?kVuk ls iwoZ igu j[ks FksA uD'kk ekSdk cjkenxh LFky lksus ds xgus izn'kZ ih&15 gSA ftl ij , ls ch esjs gLrk{kj gSA^^ PW-1 Shankar, PW-2 Kripal Singh, PW-3 Vinod Kumar and PW-4 Radheshyam have also said that deceased used to wear gold ring in her finger and ear rings, which were not there on her corpse. 7. 7. Exhibit P.46 F.S.L. report discloses that human blood was found on Razai and bed-sheet i.e. on both cover of Razai and bed-sheet were also seized vide Exhibit P.4 and the prosecution witnesses have specifically narrated that blood stains were there on the Razai and bed sheet. Vide information as rendered by the accused per Exhibit P.44 recovery of “iron Saria” was also made by Exhibits P.11 and P.12 and both the recovery witnesses namely Radheshyam and Vinod Kumar have ratified the same in their evidence, respectively. 8. PW-11 Dr. H.R. Panwar conducting, post- mortem on the body of the deceased has made a significant narration that all the burns were post-death (post mortem) in nature and has further clarified that the burns were in the nature of “post death”. Exhibit P.36 post mortem report defines the position of thorax (iii) and at serial No.3 Larynx and Tracheae “carbon have not been found with the carbon articles” and it is mentioned that “carbon particals not present”. Exhibit P.41 has also got a recital that on the basis of post mortem report and disappearance of gold ornaments worn by the deceased, FIR under Sections 302, 201 and 394 I.P.C. was registered. 9. Exhibit P.41 has also got a recital that on the basis of post mortem report and disappearance of gold ornaments worn by the deceased, FIR under Sections 302, 201 and 394 I.P.C. was registered. 9. All the witnesses, who went near the body of the deceased, PW-1 Shekhar Kumar, PW-2 Kripal Singh, PW-3 Vinod Kumar, PW-4 Radheshyam and PW-7 Ranveer photographer and the Investigating Officer have clearly said, that they did find a “bottle of Deshi liquor” there near the body of the deceased and PW-13 Chiman Lal, a “liquor vender”, has also said that on 13.3.2006 at about 9 P.M., he was sitting on his liquor shop where accused Sukhdev alias Sukha resident of Baktawali village, who was known to him, came there and took (bought) a bottle of “Deshi liquor” from him and has said that after purchasing the said bottle of liquor on 13.3.2006, he has not visited on a shop later, PW-1 Shekhar Kumar and PW-3 Vinod Kumar have also said that they were told by “Keshu and Bhajan” that they witnessed Sukhdev alias Sukha on 13.3.2006, who had brought a bottle of liquor from Theka and was found there under liquor consumption, it has also been observed by Shekhar Kumar and Vinod Kumar that they were apprised by Gurdeep and Ramesh that accused Sukhdev alias Sukha had made an extra-judicial confession before them by saying that he has committed a wrong by killing Smt. Vidhya Rani and wants to get the matter settled and asked them to help in getting the things compromised and said Gurdeep Singh has been examined as PW-8 by the prosecution who has said that verbatim in Hindi as :- ^^esjk [kqn dk VSEiks gSaA eSa xaxkuxj ls VSEiks ls lokfj;ka <ksus dk dke xaxkuxj ls usrsokyk&c[rkaokyh xkao rd djrk gWwA fn- 21-3-06 dh ckr gSA 'kke ds djhc 8&9 cts dk le; FkkA eSa xaxkuxj ls c[rkaokyh dh vksj VSEiks ysdj tk jgk FkkA VSEiks esa rhu pkj lokfj;ka FkhA tc eSa xaxkuxj ls fyEckokyh ckbZikl ds ikl igqapk rks gkftj vnkyr vfHk;qDr lq[knsoflag mQZ lq[kk esjs ikl vk;k eSaus VSEiks dks jksdk ml le; esjs lkFk VSEiks esa jes'k lkfdu c[rkaokyh cSBk FkkA lq[knsoflag mQZ lq[kk esjs ikl vkdj jksus yx x;kA eSusa mlls iwNk fd D;k ckr gks xbZ gS rks eqy0 lq[knsoflag us dgk fd esjs ls xyrh gks xbZ gS eSusa 'kjkc ds u'ks esa vxwaBh vkSj ckyh ¼fjax½ ds ykyp esa vkdj 'ks[kj dh eka fo/kk nsoh dh c[rkaokyh esa mlds ?kj esa fo/kk nsoh dks ekj fn;k vkSj mls fQj nQuk fn;k gSA vkSj lq[knsoflag us dgk fd eSusa fo/kk nsoh ds 'ko dks vkx yxkdj tyk fn;k gSA eq>s ekQh fnyok nks o jkthukek djok nksA eSus ckr lquus ds ckn 'ks[kj ls ckr djus dh ckr mls dgha 21-3-06 dks 'kke dks gh eSa 'ks[kj ds ?kj xkao c[rkaokyh esa x;k rks ogka 'ks[kj ugha feyk ftlls mlls esjh dksbZ ckr ugha gks ldhA fQj eSa vxys fnu fQj mls ?kj x;k rks ;s yksx ml edku esa 'kkSd izdV djus ds fy, cSBs gq, FksA eSa Hkh 'kkSd izdV djus ds fy, 'ks[kj ds ?kj x;k FkkA ogka ij 'ks[kj o mlds vykok vU; dbZ tusa ogka cSBs FksA ml le; eSus 'ks[kj dks crk;k fd lq[knsoflag mQZ lq[kk eq>s feyk Fkk vkSj dg jgk Fkk fd vxwBha o dkuksa dh ckyh ds ykyp esa 'kjkc ds u'ks esa fo/kknsoh dks ekjdj tyk fn;k gSA eq>s ekQh fnyk nks vkSj 'ks[kj ls esjk jkthukek djok nksA^^ Nothing abnormal has emerged from the cross of this witness. 10. Fourteen witnesses have been examined by the prosecution. 10. Fourteen witnesses have been examined by the prosecution. PW-1 and PW-3 are siblings of the deceased and PW-1 Shekhar has said that :- ^^esjs firkth vkt ls 5&6 lky igys QkSr gks pqds gSa ge ikap HkkbZ gSA eSa fgjukaokyh xkao easa jgrk gwaA esjs 'ks"k pkj HkkbZ xaxkuxj esa jgrs gSA gekjk iq[rSuh ?kj c[rkaokyh xkao esa gSA eSa fgjukokyh xkao ls c[rkaokyh xkao tkrk gwaA c[rkaokyh xkao esa gekjs ?kj ds ckgj nqdku cuh gSA eSa lqcg tkrk gwa vkSj 'kke dks okil vius xkao vk tkrk gwaA esjh ekrk fo/kkjkuh c[rkaokyh xkao esa gekjs ?kj esa jgrh FkhA tks vdsyh jgrh FkhA fnukad 13-3-2006 dks esjh eka xaxkuxj esa esjs HkkbZ fouksndqekj ds ikl xbZ gqbZ FkhA tks 'kke dks mlh fnu okil 6 cts c[rkaokyh vkbZ FkhA og esjh nqdku ij Hkh dbZ nsj rd :dh jghaA 'kke dks 7&7%30 cts eSa viuh nqdku eaxy djds fgjukaokyh ds fy, jokuk gks x;k FkkA 13-3-2006 dks jkf= nl cts fgjukaokyh xkao esa esjs ?kj c[rkaokyh xkao ds jes'k o vejukFk vk, vkSj eq>s crk;k fd vkidh ekrk fo/kk jkuh ds ?kj dejk esa vkx yx xbZ gSA rFkk cqvk fo/kkjkuh Hkh ty xbZ gSA rqjar igqapksA fQj eSa mu nksuksa ds lkFk eksVjlkbdy ij cSBdj c[rkaokyh ds fy, jokuk gks x;kA eSusa esjh eka fo/kkjkuh ds ?kj igqapk rks esjh eka ds ?kj dk eq[; xsV vUnj ls cUn FkkA rks eSa nhokj dwn dj vUnj x;kA rks vanj dejk esa esjh eka dk 'ko tyh gqbZ voLFkk esa iM+k FkkA fQj eSusa esjs HkkbZ lriky dks Qksu fd;k fd bl izdkj ls eka ty xbZ gSA fQj eSusa pwuko< Fkkuk esa Qksu fd;kA pwuko< iqfyl jkf= dks gekjs ?kj vkbZ vkSj ogka ij ,d flikgh dks NksM+ x;sA fQj vxys fnu 14-3-06 dks esjs HkkbZ fouksn us Fkkuk esa ?kVuk dh fjiksVZ ntZ djokbZA nwljs fnu tc iqfyl vkbZ rc eSa iqfyl ds lkFk ogka x;k tgka esjh eka dk 'ko tyh gkyr esa iM+k FkkA eSusa Hkh ml dejs dks ns[kk FkkA esjh eka dejs ds vUnj tyh gqbZ iM+h Fkh vkSj cjkenk esa pkjikbZ o ml ij fcLrj yxk gqvk FkkA esjh eka dk 'ko uhps Q'kZ ij iM+k gqvk FkkA pkjikbZ ds ikl esjh ekaW dh twfr;ka iM+h FkhA pkjikbZ ds ihNs vkyk esa eka dk p'ek o nw/k dk yksVk iM+k FkkA pkjikbZ ds ikl ns'kh 'kjkc dh ,d [kkyh cksry iM+h FkhA yksVs esa nw/k FkkA fcLrj esa jtkbZ ds doj o cSM'khV ij [kwu ds /kCcs yxs gq, FksA eka dk 'ko tyh voLFkk esa if'peh eq[kh dejk esa iM+k FkkA 'ko ds vkl ikl v/ktyh voLFkk esa culfV;ka ¼dikl dh ydfM+;k½ iM+h gqbZ FkhA iqfyl us esjh eka ds 'ko ds myV iqyV dj ns[kk FkkA rks 'ko ds ihB ds uhps dk diM+k v/ktyk o flj ds ihNs ds cky v/ktys FksA esjh eka ges'kk dku esa lksus dh fjax] ,d lksus dh vxwBha igurh FkhA esjh eka ges'kk mDr vkHkw"k.k igus j[krh Fkh vkSj ml fnu Hkh igus gq, FkhA esjh eka ds 'ko ij ;s lksus ds vkHkw"k.k ugha Fks tc eSaus 'ko dks ns[kkA 'ko ds ikl 20 :i;s dk v/ktyk uksV Hkh iM+k FkkA ;s lc ifjfLFkfr;ka ;s n'kkZ jgk Fkh fd esjh eka dks fdlh us ekjdj tyk;k gS] og Loa; ugha tyhA 14-3-06 dks esjh eka ds 'ko dk ekSdk ij MkDVjlZ us iksLVekVZe fd;k FkkA geus Nkuchu dh rks c[rkaoyh ds ds'kwjke o Hktuyky uk;d us crk;k fd 13-3-06 dks vejukFk ukbZ dh nqdku ij lq[knso flag mUgsa feyk Fkk ftlus 'kjkc ih gqbZ FkhA ?kVuk ls igys og 'kjkc Bsdk ls cksry ysdj vk;k FkkA Hktuyky o ds'kwjke us eq>s crk;k Fkk fd ml jkf= lq[knsoflag uk rks vius ?kj x;k vkSj uk c[rkaokyh xkao esa Fkk eqyfte lq[knsoflag mQZ lqD[kk gkftj vnkyr gS eSa mls tkurk gwaA ;g c[rkaokyh xkao esa gekjs ?kj ds lkeus jgrk gSA esjh eka ds 12 fnu ds 'kksd ds le; ge c[rkaokyh xkao esa gekjs iqjkus ?kj easa cSBs FksA xkao ds dkQh yksxksa us 'kksd izdV fd;k ysfdu lq[knsofalg ,d fnu Hkh 'kksd izdV djus ds fy, ugha vk;kA lq[knsoflag ?kVuk ls iwoZ esjs ikl o esjh eka ds ikl vkrk tkrk FkkA fn- 21-3-2006 dks ge lHkh ?kj esa 'kksd esa cSVs Fks rc ^^xqjnhiflag o jes'k dqekj^^ 'kksd izdV djus gekjs ?kj vk;s Fks rc bUgksaus gesa crk;k fd lq[knsoflag gesa feyk Fkk vksj mlus dgk fd eSusa 'ks[kj dh ekrk fo/kkjkuh dks ekj fn;k gSA mlus fjax o vxwaBh ds ykyp esa nk: ds u'ks esa fo/kk dks ekj fn;k gS vki eq>s cpk yks eq>s ekQh fnyk nksaA eSa fjax o vxwaBh 'ks[kj dks okil dj nwaxkA jes'k o xqjnhi ds }kjk crkus ij gesa ;dhu gks x;k fd esjh eka fo/kk dks fjax o vxwaBh ds ykyp esa lq[knsoflag mQZ lq[kk us ekjdj tyk;k gSA rFkk lcwr u"V djus dh dksf'k'k esa 'ko dks tyk;k gSA fn- 14-3-06 dks iqfyl us esjs c;ku fy, FksA ftl ij iqfyl us gLrk{kj djok;s FksA^^ 11. Likewise PW-3 Vinod Kumar has also said that :- ^^ge ikap HkkbZ gSA esjk ,d HkkbZ fgjukaokyh xkao esa jgrk gS ftldk uke 'ks[kj gSA ckdh HkkbZ vyx vyx xaxkuxj esa jgrs gSA 'ks[kj Vsyj dk dke c[rkaokyh esa djrk gSA gekjk iqjkuk xkao c[rkaokyh gSA esjh eka fo/kk gekjs iqjkus ?kj xkao c[rkaokyh esa vdsyh jgrh FkhA esjs firk dqN o"kZ igys QkSr gks x,A fn- 13-3-2006 dks esjh eka esjs ikl xaxkuxj esa vkbZ FkhA tks nksigj ds le; esjs ls feyus vkbZ FkhA og esjs ikl Ms< nks ?kaVs :dus ds ckn okil pyus yxh D;ksafd ckfj'k dk ekSle gks jgk Fkk vkSj muds pkjikbZ diM+s vkfn ckgj iMs FksA fQj eSa djhc pkj cts viuh ekrk dks cl vMMs ij c[rkaokyh tkus okys vkVksa esa fcBk dj vk;k FkkA vkVks dks xaxkuxj ls xkao rd igqapus esa djhc lok ?kaVk yx tkrk gSA fn- 13-3-2006 dh jkf= ds djhc lk<s nl cts esjk cM+k HkkbZ lriky esjs ikl vk;k vkSj mlus eq>s crk;k fd c[rkaokyh esa vius ?kj esa vkx yx xbZ gS vkSj ekrk mlesa ty xbZ gSA vki igqapksA bl ij eSa o esjk HkkbZ eksVjlkbdy ij mlh le; xkao c[rkaokyh ds fy, jokuk gks x,A geus tkdj ns[kk fd gekjh eka dk tyk gqvk 'ko ckjkenk ds vkxs cus dejs esa iM+k FkkA esjh eka dh mez 75 lky ds djhc FkhA 'ko v/ktyk gqvk FkkA esjh eka dk pkjikbZ ij fcLrj yxk gqvk FkkA ml fcLrj ij pnj fcNh gqbZ Fkh vkSj jtkbZ iM+h FkhA ,slk yx jgk Fkk fd ml fcLrj ij ekrk th lksbZ FkhA jkr dks vU/ksjk Fkk blfy, dejs dks ugha ns[kkA iqfyl ogka ij vk xbZ Fkh vkSj ,d flikgh dks ogka ij NksM+ fn;k FkkA vxys fnu 14-3-2006 dks eSaus pwuko< Fkkuk esa fjiksVZ ntZ djokbZA 14-3-2006 dks tgka esjh eka dk 'ko dejk esa iM+k FkkA iqfyl ds vkus ij ml dejk dk fujh{k.k fd;k FkkA ml le; eSa Hkh iqfyl ds lkFk FkkA 'ko ds mij culfV;ksa ds tyus ds ckn dh jk[k iM+h Fkh vkSj culfV;ka dqN tyh o dqN v/ktyh gkyr esa FkhA esjh eka dk ,d iSj Hkh v/ktyk FkkA fcLrj ds ikl eka dh twfr;ka iM+h FkhA fcLrj ds ihNs ds vkyk esa eka dk p'ek o nw/k dk yksVk iM+k FkkA yksVs esa nw/k Hkh FkkA pkjikbZ ds ikl ,d nk: dh [kkyh cksry Hkh iM+h FkhA fcLrj dh cSM'khV o jtkbZ ij ds doj ij [kwu ds /kCcs yxs gq, FksA esjh eka dh vxwBha o ckfy;ka tks ges'kk igus j[krh Fkh vkSj tc esjs ikl vkbZ Fkh rc Hkh muds igus gq;s Fks] o 'ko dk fujh{k.k djus ij ;s ckfy;ka o vxwaBh ugha iguh Fkh ;kfu ugha feyhA iqfyl dks Hkh fujh{k.k djus ij ugha feyhA iqfyl us esjh eka ds 'ko dks myV iqyV dj ns[kk rks ejh eka ds flj ds ihNs ds cky v/ktys Fks vkSj esjh eka dk 'ko ds uhps dk vk/kk fgLlk dk lwV Hkh tyk gqvk FkkA dejs esa ,d chl :0 dk v/ktyk uksV Hkh iM+k FkkA eqyfte lq[knsoflag mQZ lq[kk dks eSa tkurk gwa tks gekjs xkao ds iqjkus edku ds lkeus edku esa jgrk gS vkSj og esjh eka ds ikl feyus vkrk tkrk jgk FkkA ?kVukLFky dh lc ifjfLFkfr;ksa o fLFkfr dks ns[kus ls izrhr gksrk Fkk fd esjh eka dks fdlh us ekjdj ckn esa tyk;k vkSj lcwr u"V djus ds mns'; ls tyk fn;kA esjh eka dh vxwBha o ckfy;ksa ds ykyp esa fdlh us ekj dj tyk fn;kA gekjs dks fdlh us dqN ugha crk;kA ckn esa xkao ds ds'kqjke o Hktuyky us crk;k fd lq[knsoflag mudks jkr ds 9%00 cts rk- 13-3-06 dks feyk FkkA mUgksusa crk;k fd lq[knsoflag nk: ds u'ks esa ?kwe jgk FkkA esjh eka ds ejus ds ckn geus 12 fnu dk 'kksd fd;k Fkk tks geus vius iqjkus ?kj xkao c[rkaokyh esa fd;k FkkA 'kksd izdV djus ds fy, gekjs xkao ds yxHkx lHkh yksx vk;sA ysfdu vfHk;qDr lq[knso gekjs ikl 'kksd izdV djus ugha vk;kA geus ?kVuk ds ckn ls xkao esa ugha ns[kk FkkA iqfyl Fkkuk pwuko< esa eSusa fy[kr nj[kkLr is'k dh Fkh tks izn'kZ ih&8 gS ftl ij , ls ch esjs gLrk{kj gSA iqfyl us bldh i`"V ij dk;Zokgh iqfyl vafdr dj esjs lh ls Mh gLrk{kj djok;s Fks blds vk/kkj ij exZ la- 4@06 ntZ gqbZ Fkh ftldh dkcZu izfr izn'kZ ih&9 gS ftldh i`"V ij , ls ch esjs gLrk{kj gSA dk;Zokgh iqfyl ds uhps , ls ch esjs gLrk{kj gSA iqfyl us QnZ lwjr gky yk'k izn'kZ ih&1 rS;kj fd;k Fkk ftl ij lh ls Mh esjs gLrk{kj gSA QnZ iapukek izn'kZ ih&2 ij lh ls Mh esjs gLrk{kj gSA uD'kk ekSdk ?kVukLFky izn'kZ ih& 3 ij lh ls Mh esa gLrk{kj gSA QnZ tCrh [kwu vkywnk jtkbZ doj] cSM'khV vtkus ?kVukLFky edku e`rdk fo/kk izn'kZ ih-4 gS ftl ij lh ls Mh esjs gLrk{kj gSA ;g lkeku iqfyl us [kwu ds /kCcksa ij fu'kku yxkdj ekSdk ij lhy eksgj djds lhy eksgj dj fn;kA iqfyl us esjs lkeus e`rdk ds v/ktys] diM+s] cky o ,d chl :0 dk uksV tCr dj ekSdk ij esjs lkeus diM+k dh FkSyh esa Mkydj lhy eksgj fd;k vkSj QnZ izn'kZ ih&5 rS;kj dh ftl ij lh ls Mh esjs gLrk{kj gSA iqfyl us v/ktyh culfV;ka] jk[k o vU; ydfM+;ka dCtk esa ysdj diM+ks dh FkSyh esa lhy eksgj dj QnZ izn'kZ ih&6 esjs lkeus rS;kj dh ftl ij lh ls Mh esjs gLrk{kj gSA iqfyl us ?kVukLFky ls ,d cksry [kkyh ns'kh 'kjkc dks tCr dj ekSdk ij lhy eksgj fd;k Fkk ftldh QnZ izn'kZ ih&7 esjs lkeus rS;kj dh Fkh ftl ij lh ls Mh esjs gLrk{kj gSA iqfyl us esjh eka fo/kk jkuh ds 'ko dk iksLVekVZe djok dj eq>s lqiqnZ fd;k Fkk ftldh jlhn izn'kZ ih&10 rS;kj dh Fkh ftl ij , ls ch esjs gLrk{kj gSA eqyfte lq[knsoflag mQZ lq[kk us ?kVuk ds 10&11 fnu ckn lq[kk us fgjukaokyh xkao esa ckck ds Msjs ds ckgj iqfyl okyksa dks ,d yksgs dk lfj;k cjken djok;k FkkA ftldh iqfyl us ekSdk ij QnZ rS;kj dhA iqfyl us lfj;s dks ekSdk ij diM+k dh FkSyh esa Mkydj lhy eksgj fd;k FkkA QnZ cjkenxh izn'kZ ih&11 gS ftl ij , ls ch esjs gLrk{kj gSA cjkenxh LFky dk uD'kk ekSdk izn'kZ ih&11 gS ftl ij , ls ch esjs gLrk{kj gSA cjkenxh LFky dk uD'kk ekSdk izn'kZ ih&12 gSA ftl ij , ls ch esjs gLrk{kj gSA eqyfte lq[knso mQZ lq[kk us ?kVukLFky edku fo/kk dh rLnhd dh Fkh ftldh QnZ rLnhd izn'kZ ih&13 gS ftl ij , ls ch esjs gLrk{kj gSA lq[knso flag us bl ij vxwBka fu'kku fd;k FkkA eqyfte lq[knsoflag mQZ lq[kk us lfj;k cjken djokus ds vxys fnu ckck dh dqfV;k ds xsV esa izos'k ds ikl cus Bk.k ls ,d lksus dh vxwBha o nks dkuksa dh ckfy;ka cjken djokbZ FkhA ftudks iqfyl us ekSdk ij diM+k dh FkSyh esa Mkydj lhy eksgj fd;k FkkA QnZ cjkenxh izn'kZ ih&14 gS ftl ij , ls ch esjs gLrk{kj gSA eSusa lksus dh ckfy;ka o vxwBha ns[kh Fkh tks esjh eka dh Fkh budks eSusa f'kuk[r fd;k FkkA ;s xgus esjh eka us ?kVuk ls iwoZ igu j[ks FksA uD'kk ekSdk cjkenxh LFky lksus ds xgus izn'kZ ih&15 gSA ftl ij , ls ch esjs gLrk{kj gSA uksV& U;k;ky; esa is'k ,d iSDV tks ,Q,l,y ls izkIr gqvk] mHk;i{kksa ds le{k [kksyk x;kA ftlesa ls izkIr jtkbZ dk doj tks esjs lkeus tCr fd;k og vkfVZdy&1 gSA ,d cSM'khV fudyh tks ogh gS tks esjs lkeus iqfyl us cjken dh og vkfVZdy&2 gSA ,d lhycUn iSDV ftlds mij ,d phV nLr[krh pLik gS ftlessa vkyk , tjc yksgs dk lfj;k gSA ftlds eq[k ij ,d phV nLr[krh pLik gS tks izn'kZ ih&16 gS ftl ij , ls ch esjs gLrk{kj gS ;g ogha lfj;k gS tks eqyfte lq[knso mQZ lq[kk us iqfyl dks esjs lkeus cjken djok;k FkkA lfj;k vkfVZdy&3 gSA ,d lhy can iSDV ftlesa lksus dh vxwBha ,d o dkuksa dh nks ckfy;ka gS] dks [kksyk x;kA mHk;i{kksa dh ekStwnxh esa [kksyk x;kA blds eq[k ij plik phV izn'kZ ih 17 gS ftl ij , ls ch esjs gLrk{kj gSA ,d phV nLr[krh FkSyh ij pLik gS ml ij Hkh esjs gLrk{kj gSA FkSyh esa ls cjken ,d vxwBha fudyh ;g ogh gS tks esjh eka e`rdk fo/kk igurh FkhA ;gh vxwBha iqfyl dks lq[knsoflag mQZ lq[kk us cjken djokbZA vkfVZdy&4 gSA dkuksa dh ckfy;ka nks ux ;s ogha gS tks esjh eka igurh Fkh vkSj lq[knsoflag us iqfyl dks cjken djokbZ tks vkfVZdy&5 gSA^^ and nothing abnormal or anything causing or effecting frailty has been emerged from the cross-examination. 12. PW-2 Kripal Singh a teacher and neighbour of the deceased has said that he had been to the room of Vidhya Rani on 14.3.2006 where her burnt dead body was lying and has said that a half burnt currency note of Rs.20/- was lying there and an empty liquor bottle was also lying there near Charpai and half burnt “Bansatiya” timber were there. Razai and bed-sheet were having blood spots and he did not find ear rings and finger ring on the corpse of deceased and all these circumstances were suggesting that after killing her someone would have ignited her and she did not have committed suicide. 13. PW-4 Radheshyam has also narrated the circumstances as observed around the body and has said that rear side head-hair of deceased were half burnt and currency note of Rs.20/- in half burnt position was also lying and almost quasi-burnt timber of “bansatiya” were there and witnesses have ratified several exhibits prepared and as endorsed by them. PW-7 Ranveer is a photographer who has taken photographs from exhibits P.24 to P.30. He too has said that “an empty bottle of Deshi Liquor” was lying there near Charpai and a dead body of an old lady was there in the room. 14. PW-9 Amar Nath a neighbour of the deceased has also narrated likewise as PW-1 and PW-3. Exhibit 7 seizure of the bottle has also been ratified by the recovery witnesses. 15. 14. PW-9 Amar Nath a neighbour of the deceased has also narrated likewise as PW-1 and PW-3. Exhibit 7 seizure of the bottle has also been ratified by the recovery witnesses. 15. PW-6 Ramswaroop is Malkhana incharge, who has said that :- ^^fn- 14-3-2006 dks eSa iqfyl Fkkuk pwuko< esa eky[kkuk bUpktZ ds in ij rSukr FkkA bl eqdnek ua0&40@06 esa iwoZ esa ntZ exZ la0 4@06 dk otg lcwr ,d lhy iSfdV ftlesa v/ktys diM+s o cky vkfn] ,d lhYM iSfdV ftlesa v/ktyh culfV;k] ,d lhy iSfdV ftlesa [kwu vkywnk cSM'khV o jtkbZ dk doj] ,d lhy iSfdV ftlesa [kkyh 'kjkc dh cksry pkUl fizUV lfgr vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh fnus'k jktkSjk us eky[kkuk jftLVj esa ntZ djus gsrq fn;s ftls eSus jftLVj esa ntZ dj eky[kkuk esa tek fd;k A ftldk bUnzkt eSusa eky[kkuk jftLVj ds dzekad 856@253 ij fd;k FkkA vly eky[kkuk jftLVj esa vkt lkFk yk;k gWwA tks izn'kZ ih&22 gS ftl ij izfof"V;kW ,s ls ch] lh ls Mh] bZ ls ,Q] th ls ,p] esjh dyeh gSA QksVks izfr izn'kZ ih&22, gSA fn- 4-4-06 dks ,d iSfdV lhy [kwu vkywnk ikjpkr ftlesa ,d jtkbZ dk doj o ,d cSM'khV Fkk eSus bZ'oj yky ,Q-lh- dks Jheku ,l-ih-lkgc dk;kZy; Jhxaxkuxj ls fpVBh tkjh djokus ds ckn ,Q-,l-,y- tks/kiqj esa tek djokus gsrq fn;kA ftldk bUnzkt eSusa vly eky[kkuk jftLVj esa fd;k Fkk tks vkbZ ls ts gSa o esjk dyeh gS ftl ij ds ls ,y bZ'oj yky ds gLrk{kj gS o ,e ls ,u esjs gLrk{kj gSaA fn- 6-4-06 dks bZ'oj yky tks/kiqj ls okfil vk;k ftlus otg lcwr tek djkus dh jlhn ykdj is'k dh ftldk bUnzkt eSusa izn'kZ ih&22 esa fd;k FkkA tks vks ls ih gS o esjk dyeh gS ftl ij D;w ls vkj gLrk{kj bZ'oj yky gS o ,l- ls Vh gLrk{kj esjs gSA fn- 1-5-06 dks eSus bl eqdnek dk otg lcwr ,d lhy iSfdV ftlesa [kkyh cksry 'kjkc dh ftl ij pkUl fizUV fy;s x;s Fks] dks eSusa yfyrk nsoh efgyk dkLVscy dks ,l-ih- dk;kZy; fpVBh tkjh djokus o ckn esa ,Q7-,l-,y t;iqj esa tek djokus gsrq laHkyk;k FkkA ftldk bUnzkt Hkh eSaus eky[kkuk jftLVj izn'kZ ih&22 ij fd;k FkkA tks ;w ls ch gS vkSj esjk dyeh gS ,Dl ls okbZ gLrk{kj yfyrk nsoh ds gSA v ls c gLrk{kj esjs gSA fn- 5-5-06 dks yfyrknsoh ,Q-,l-,y- t;iqj ls okfil vkdj jlhn o cksry esjs dks lkSaih ftldk bUnzkt eky[kkuk jftLVj esa eSus fd;k tks izn'kZ ih&22 gS tks l ls n gS o esjk dyeh gS ftl ij ,Dl ls okbZ gLrk{kj yfyrk nsoh ds gS vkSj v ls c gLrk{kj esjs gSA fn- 24-3-06 dks blh eqdnek dk ,d lhy cUn iSfdV ftlesa ,d yksgs dk lfj;k o fn- 25-3-06 dks ,d lhy iSfdV ftlesa ,d lksus dh vxwWBh o nks dkuks dh ckfy;k lhy gkyr esa vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh fnus'k jktkSjk us eky[kkuk esa tek djus ds fy, fn;k Fkk ftldk eSusa eky[kkuk jftLVj izn'kZ ih&23 esa Øekad 64@261 ij bUnzkt djds otg lcwr eky[kkuk esa j[kk vkSj ,s ls ch esjh dyeh gSA otg lcwr tc rd esjs ikl lhy gkyr o lqjf{kr jgkA QksVks izfr i=koyh esa is'k gS tks izn'kZ ih&23, gSA^^ 16. PW-10 Smt. Lalita is a police constable has said that she had obtained a packet containing empty bottle of liquor and chance prints developed from Malkhana incharge Ramswaroop and after getting a forwarding letter of S.P. office, proceeded to Jaipur and deposited the same there and its receipt is Exhibit P.33. She has also corroborated Exhibits P.34 and P.35. PW-5 Ishwar Lal is a police constable, who too has deposited other articles and recovered items has also ratified the same and has said that : ^^fn- 4-4-06 dks eS iqfyl Fkkuk pwuko< esa ,Q-lh- in ij rSukr Fkk ml fnu eq>s izFke lwpuk la0&40@06 dk otg lcwr ,d lhYM iSfdV ekdZ&,&1 ftlesa [kwu vkywnk ,d cSM'khV o jtkbZ dk doj Fkk e; nLrkost ds eky[kkuk bUpktZ jkeLo:i ,p lh ls izkIr dh okLrs ,l-ih- dk;kZy; Jhxaxkuxj igqWpdj vxzs"k.k i= tkjh djokus o ckn esa tks/kiqj ,Q-,l-,y- esa tek djokus gsrqA ,l-ih- dk;kZy; igqWapdj eSusa vxzs"k.k i= 217 fn- 4-4-06 tkjh djok;k ftldh dkcZu izfr i=koyh esa is'k tks izn'kZ ih&18 gS ftldh iqLr ij , ls ch esjs gLrk{kj gSaA fQj mlh fnu tks/kiqj ds fy, eSa jokuk gks x;k vkSj vxys fnu 5-4-06 dks lhYM iSfdV ekdZ ,&1 e; vxzs"k.k i= ,Q-,l-,y tks/kiqj esa tek djokdj jlhn 79@06 fnukad 5-4-06 izkIr dh tks izn'kZ ih&19 gSA otglcrw lhy iSfdV ekdZ ,&1 tc rd esjs ikl jgk lhy gkyr esa jgkA Fkkus ls jokuxh o vken dk bUnzkt jkstukepk esa fd;k gqvk gSA Fkkus ls jokuxh dk bUnzkt dzekad 144 ij ntZ gS tks eSa vly jkstukepk vkt lkFk yk;k gS tks izn'kZ ih&20 gS ftl ij ,s ls ch esjs gLrk{kj gSaA i=koyh esa udy is'k gS tks izn'kZ ih&20, gSA Fkkus esa okil vken dk bUnzkt gS tks 222 ij ntZ gS tks izn'kZ ih&21 gS ftl ij ,s ls ch esjs gLrk{kj gSA ftldh udy i=koyh ij izn'kZ ih&21, gSA^^ PW-12 Gurmail Singh a police constable has said that he had cooperated in investigation and empty bottle of Deshi liquor was found there which was seized vide Exhibit P.7 and chance print taken from the bottle were also obtained and sealed. 17. PW-14 Dinesh Kumar is investigating officer, who has narrated entire sequence and proceedings conducted by him to investigate the matter and has corroborated the exhibit relating thereto. 17. PW-14 Dinesh Kumar is investigating officer, who has narrated entire sequence and proceedings conducted by him to investigate the matter and has corroborated the exhibit relating thereto. He has also said that vide Exhibit 4 blood stained Razai cover and bed-sheet were seized and half burnt cloths, hairs and note of Rs.20/- were also sealed and seized vide Exhibit P.5 and has also told that empty bottle of Deshi liquor was recovered vide Exhibit P.5. He has also said that Sukhdev Singh alias Sukha was arrested vide Exhibit P.42 and voluntarily informed the place where he concealed Sariya vide Exhibit P.44, which was recovered vide exhibit P.11 on the instance of information of the accused, which contains the signature and thumb impression of accused, its spot map is Exhibit P.12. He has also said that vide Exhibit P.45, the accused had informed regarding concealment of jewellery of the deceased and this jewellery comprises of a gold ring and two ear rings of the deceased were recovered vide Exhibit P.1 and its spot map is exhibit P.15 which contains his signature and signatures of the accused and witnesses of the recovery. At the time of deposition and examination, almost all said “articles” have been ratified and confirmed by this investigating officer and he has also said that at the time of recovery Radheshyam and Vinod Kumar were there as recovery witnesses. 18. Sukhdev has also produced himself in defence and has denied the allegations but an important say which has been made by this witness is that as he has said that Smt. Vidhya Rani was residing opposite to his house and his son Shekhar was running a cloth store there in the said premises and has further said that it is true that Shekhar used to go away to his home in the evening, “which discloses that he was aware of the fact that Vidhya Rani was an aged lady who was residing in front of his house and was secluded every evening after departure of his son Shekhar and purchasing of Deshi wine bottle on 13.3.2006 from the shop of PW-13 Chiman Lal and detection of the same in empty position near the dead body of Vidhya Rani and recovery of looted ornaments of Vidhya Rani, which were regularly worn by her substantiates the crime. 19. 19. Careful scrutiny and appraisal of the aforesaid evidence discloses that the accused had purchased a Deshi liquor bottle from the shop of Gurmail Singh and he was found roaming near the house of the deceased consuming liquor and with a bottle of liquor. The gold finger ring and two ear rings of deceased which were removed from the body of the deceased were recovered from the possession and on the instance and information of the accused, which have been duly ratified by the recovery witnesses PW-3 and PW-4. Almost all the known witnesses of the deceased have said that, she used to wear gold ring and gold ear rings, which were absent and disappeared on her corpse and subsequently recovery of the same was made from the possession of the accused. A confessional say before Gurdeep Singh with revelation that accused under greed committed blunder by “killing” of Vidhya Rani and wanted to settle down the issue and asked them to help resolve tangle and a deposition to this effect by PW 8 Gurdeep singh makes everything explicit by connecting the appellant accused with the crime. The kind of evidence as discussed above is clinching and corroborative enough, which negates the innocence of the accused and positive enough to establish that the prosecution has succeeded to prove its case beyond any reasonable doubt against the appellant-accused. So, we are of the view that the trial court has not committed any wrong in passing the impugned judgment, hence, we find no merit in the appeal, which lacks merit, therefore, the same is dismissed and the impugned judgment is hereby confirmed.