Sikkim Court July 2001 Judgments

Umesh Thakur Vs. State of Sikkim

Court: Sikkim

Reported in: 2002CriLJ2774

Ripusudan Dayal, C.J. 1. This appeal is directed against the judgment and order of the learned Sessions Judge, Special Division, Slkkim convicting the appellant uner Section 302 IPC and sentencing him to imprisonment for life with a fine of Rs. 3,000 for having caused death of his wife. Shrimati Dayanti Devi Thakur on 16-6-1997 at Tadong Bazar under Sadar Police Station, Gangtok.2. Prosecution case is that on 21-5-1997 nine neighbours of the appellant, including Gorakh Nath Prasad, PW-6, Mrs. Bishnu Bhandari, PW-8 and Tenzing Bhutia PW-10, made a written complaint (Ext. P-2) to the Incharge, Tadong Police Station (outpost) to the effect that the appellant had been harassing and beating his wife and had also been showing knife to her every now and than. General Diary Entry Serial No. 196 to that effect was made on that date at 1100 hours at Tadong Police Outpost. Vide the subsequent G.D. Entry No. 197 of the same date recorded at 1130 hours, appellant Umesh Thakur was brought to the Tha...