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Jan 05 1971

Shamim Rehmaney Vs. Zinat Dehalvi and ors.

Court: Allahabad

Decided on: Jan-05-1971

Reported in: 1971CriLJ1586

ORDERM.H. Beg, J.1. The contempt jurisdiction of this Court has been invoked by a young woman called Shamim Rahmani, aged about 22 years, who was convicted of murder and sentenced Under Section 302 IPC to life imprisonment by the District and Sessions Judge of Lucknow. Her appeal is still pending in this Court so that no final opinion about her guilt could be expressed or published just now. But, the three opposite parties, who jointly edit a women's magazine in Urdu, called Bano, have, it is alleged, printed and published a highly coloured version after distorting and even inventing what is not on record and purporting to reveal what the applicant's real motive was after assuming that she was the murderess.2. The applicant's case had attracted considerable publicity. It appears to have given rise to speculations as to whether she, after having fallen in love with Dr. Gautam, a married man with a wife and three children, had really shot him dead. It appears that the learned Sessions Ju...


Jan 01 1971

Shyam Lal Alias Shyama Vs. State

Court: Allahabad

Decided on: Jan-01-1971

Reported in: 1971CriLJ978

S.D. Khare, J.1. These are two connected appeals arising out of an order dated 24th April, 1970, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Rampur, convicting Shyam Lal alias Shyama (appellant) in Criminal Appeal No. 1008 of 1970) Under Section 302, IPC simpliciter and sentencing him to death, and convicting Chhanga (appellant in Criminal Appeal No. 1499 of 1970) Under Section 325 read with Section 109, IPC and sentencing him to three years' rigorous imprisonment. There is also before us the usual reference, made by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, for confirmation of the sentence of death passed by him against Shyam Lai.2. The person who lost his life was Radhey Shyam, a resident of Mohalla Jhanda, within Police Circle Kotwali, Rampur. The prosecution case, briefly stated, is that on 13th November. 1967 at about 2.30 p. m. several sweepers had assembled in the compound of the Municipal Board, Rampur, where a selection for the appointment of sweepers on full time basis was ...


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