Rajasthan Court March 2010 Judgments

Uke Khan Vs. State of Rajasthan

Court: Rajasthan

Govind Mathur, J.1. Uke Khan son of Baje Khan has preferred this appeal against his conviction and sentence under Section 302 IPC to life imprisonment with a fine of Rs. 3000/- and in default of payment of fine two years' additional imprisonment under the order dated 20.2.2004 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track), Jalore.2. The prosecution case in brief is that Abu Khan on 10.8.2002 at 9:30 AM submitted a written report (Ex.P/6) with the facts that his sister Nasim Bano @ Laxmi wedded with Uke Khan in the year 1999 and at that time gold and silver ornaments and also other utensils were given in dowry, however, Baje Khan, father of Uke Khan, and Mrs. Shanti, mother of Uke Khan used to torture Nasim Bano with a demand for dowry. Looking to beating given to Nasim Bano at about five months back from the date of incident she was taken to Balwada (parental place) by her father Askar Khan and then on 3.8.2002 Uke Khan himself, his father Baje Khan and his elder brother cam...