Jharkhand Court September 2003 Judgments

Gomia Munda Vs. State of Jharkhand

Court: Jharkhand

Reported in: [2004(1)JCR704(Jhr)]

Hari Shankar Prasad, J.1. The sole appellant, Gomia Munda has filed this criminal appeal against the judgment dated 17.1.1997 and the order of sentence dated 18.1.1997 whereby and where under the learned IInd Additional Judicial Commissioner, Khunti (Ranchi) has convicted and sentenced the appellant to under go R.I. for life under Section 302, IPC.2. The case of the prosecution in brief is that the informant Manga Munda while taking his meal on 8.4.1995 at about 9 p.m. in front of his house then he heard cry of Sukri Devi and saw that this appellant, Gomia Munda was chasing Sukri Devi and Soma Munda along with a tono in his hand. He attacked and assaulted Sukri Devi with tono, as a result of which, Sukri Devi died instantaneously. Sanichari Devi wife of accused, Gomia Munda informed the informant that when Soma Munda and the appellant Gomia Munda were quarreling, Sukri Devi and Soma Munda threw Gomia Munda on the ground and thereafter this appellant, Gomia Munda, went to his house and ...