Himachal Pradesh Court June 1951 Judgments
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Ranjha and anr. Vs. the State
Court: Himachal Pradesh
Decided on: Jun-27-1951
Reported in: AIR1951HP75
Chowdhry, J.1. The learned Sessions Judge of Mahasu has by his judgment and order dated 21.4.1951 convicted Ranjha aged thirty, and Bhura, aged eighteen, under Section 302, read with Section 34, Penal Code, for having committed the murder of one Durga on the night between the 23rd and 24th August, 1950, and sentenced the former to death and the latter to transportation for life. They have both appealed, and the Sessions Judge has also submitted the proceedings to this Court for confirmation of the sentence of death passed on Ranjha. 2. That Durga met a violent death admits of no doubt. In the opinion of the doctor who performed the post-mortem, death was due to asphyxia caused by pressure on the wind pipe-obstructing respiration. According to him Durga died within a few minutes of suffocation. 3. The scene of murder was the deceased's doghari, or cattle-shed used also for human-habitation, in the jungle of Sawahu about ten miles from the nearest police outpost at Narkanda. Except for t...
LaldIn Vs. the State
Court: Himachal Pradesh
Decided on: Jun-18-1951
Reported in: AIR1952HP3
Chowdhry, J.C. 1. This is an appeal from jail by pne Laldin against the judgment & order of the learned Ses. J. of Mahasu & Sirmur, dated 17-4-1951, convicting him under Section 302, read with Section 34, I. P. C., & sentencing him to transportation for life.2. Pour persons, namely, Mohammad Ali, his brother Ranjha, son Bhura & son-in-law Laldin (the present appellant), were committed to sessions to take their trial under Section 302, read with Section 34, I. P. C., for the murder of one Durga.3. The prosecution case was that Durga deceased having killed some buffaloes of Mohammad Ali, the said four accused avenged themselves by making a forced entry into the 'dogri', or small house, of Durga at about midnight between the 23rd & 24th of August, 1950, & strangled him to death. Mohammad Ali is said to have sat on Durga's chest, Bhura to have held him by the arms & the appellant by the feet, & Ranjha to have throttled him to death.4. Mohammad Ali having died after commitment, the trial of...
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