Kolkata Court October 1911 Judgments

Emperor Vs. Sukhu Bewa

Court: Kolkata

Reported in: 76Ind.Cas.389

1. In this case one Sukhu Bewa was tried before the Sessions Judge of Nadia and a Jury on charges of murder and causing hurt by means of poisoning. She was acquitted by the unanimous verdict of the Jury. The matter now comes before us on a letter of reference under Section 307, Criminal Procedure Code in which the Judge recommends that, in the interests of justice the verdict of the Jury should be set aside and a verdict of guilty on either of the charges substituted in its place.2. The case is comparatively a simple one as far as the facts a e concerned. It is alleged that the deceased man Kubi'r had marital relations with the accused with whom he contracted a nika marriage He afterwards left her and contracted another nika marriage with a woman of the name of Dukhu. This being so, it is suggested that there was ill-feeling between the accused and the deceased man. On Firday the 21st April the deceased left his house early with some other man to cut some grass in a neighbouring chur. ...