Guwahati Court December 1990 Judgments

Dulal Chandra Baruah and ors. Vs. the Union of India (Uoi)

Court: Guwahati

Manisana, J.1. These three appeals, namely Criminal Appeals Nos. 68, 71 and 78 of 1981 can be disposed of by a common judgment as they are from an order of conviction dated 29-5-81 passed by the Special Judge Gauhati in Special Case No. 6 of 1976.2. The Special Judge convicted the accused Dulal Chandra Baruah, the appellant in Criminal Appeal No. 68 of 1981, under Sections 120B, 114 r/w 409, 114 r/w 467, IPC and Section 1-14 r/w 5(2), P. C. Act, the accused Hari Nath Sarma, the appellant in Criminal Appeal No. 71 of 1981, under Sections 120B, 409, 114 r/w 467, I.P.C. and Section 5(2), P. C. Act and accused Khages-war Konwar, the appellant in Criminal Appeal No. 78 of 1981, under Sections 120B, 467, 114 r/w 409, I.P.C. and Section 114, I.P.C. r/w Section 5(2), P. C. Act.3. The facts of the case, in brief, are that during the months of March, April and May of 1972, the accused were posted to the Dibrugarh West Embankment and Drainage Sub-Division of the Public Works (Brahmaputra Flood C...