Madhya Pradesh Court June 1952 Judgments

Bhamra Vs. the State

Court: Madhya Pradesh

Reported in: 1953CriLJ217

Radke, A.J.C.1. This is a convict's appeal from jail. The prosecution story is that on 21.8.50, the accused Bhamra of Barkhera was returning to his village by the way which passes by the side of the field of the deceased Bhagirath of Banana. Bhagirath was ploughing his field at the time and the accused, on seeing him, called him for a chat. Both of them sat on the boundary line of the field and the accused offered him Supari. The accused remonstrated with the deceased for ill-treating his-own wife, whereupon the parties flared up. Ultimately a scuffle ensued. In that scuffle the accused struck the victim with a stone on his head with the result that ho sustained a fracture of his skull to which he succumbed three days later.At the time of the incident Ratiram, p.w. 1, and Lalchand p.w. 3, were working in their respective fields close to the field of the deceased. Lalchand was the first man to see the scuffle. He ran to the field of the deceased and shouted for Ratiram. Both of them cam...