Uttaranchal Court June 2001 Judgments
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Mani Ram Vs. State of Uttaranchal
Court: Uttaranchal
Decided on: Jun-18-2001
Reported in: 2001CriLJ3403
M.C. Jain, J.1. The accused/appellant Mani Ram was tried by the Sessions Judge, Pithoragarh, in S.T. No. 28 of 2000. By judgment dated 27-3-2001, he has been convicted and sentenced to death under Section 302, IPC for committing the murder of his wife and mother-in-law and to undergo ten years rigorous imprisonment under Section 307, IPC for attempting to commit murder of three others. Aggrieved, he has preferred this appeal from jail.2. Learned Sessions Judge, who passed the impugned judgment and order, has also made a reference under Section 366, Cr. P.C. for confirmation of death sentence passed against the accused/appellant.3. Broad essentials of the incident and the evidence may be set forth. The incident took place on 30-5-2000 at about 9-30 a.m. in the Sasural of the accused/appellant situated in village Kwaran, Patti Patharkhani, Tahsil and District Pithoragarh. He had been married with the deceased Vidya Devi daughter of another deceased Kamla Devi one or two years before this...
Kishan Ram Vs. State of Uttaranchal
Court: Uttaranchal
Decided on: Jun-16-2001
Reported in: 2001CriLJ3406
M.C. Jain, J.1. The appellant is one Kishan Ram who has preferred this appeal from jail. He has been convicted under Section 302, IPC and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment for committing the murder of his wife. He was tried in S.T. No. 37 of 1999 by the Sessions Judge, Pithoragarh, who passed the said judgment on 6-9-2000.2. A short resume of relevant facts is necessary. The appellant was residing with his wife and children in village Digara, Patti Bagari, District Pithoragarh. His mother had died 11-12 days before the incident which occurred in between the night of 18/19-4-1999 at his house. I was 12th day of the death of his mother. As per the custom prevailing in hills and the caste of the acCused/appellant, it was necessary for some of the neighbours and relations to stay in the night at his house so as to keep away the evil spirits. For that reason, Gopal Ram, P.W. 2, Laxman Singh P.W. 4, Fakir Ram and Diwani Ram had stayed at his house during the intervening night of 18/19-4...
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