Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 9: Principal Sessions Judge Jammu Vinod Chatterji Koul acquitted Nirmal Singh alias Sikki, S/o Bharat Singh, R/o Samyal Pur, Tehsil & District Jammu and Vickey Thappa, S/o Chaman Lal, R/o Manyal, Brahamana, Tehsil & District Jammu in murder case and issued notice to witnesses Diler Singh, Ram Ditta and Ranjit Kumar, who had deposed before this Court and had given the statements u/s 164-A Cr.P.C.
According to the police case, on 01.06.2014, complainant Rahul Kumar made a written complaint with Police Station Domana, Jammu that accused Nirmal singh, with an intention to kill his father, attacked him and started inflicting fists blows to the head of his father, following which his father became unconscious. On his raising hue and cry, his younger sister Pooja and other persons came on spot and accused ran away from the spot in a white coloured Maruti. Thereafter, the complainant alongwith his sister Pooja and brother-in-law took his father in an Auto to Marh Hospital where he was declared dead. On the basis of complaint, FIR No.207/2014 for offence under sections 302/341 RPC was registered in police station, Domana Jammu.
Principal Sessions Judge Jammu Vinod Chatterji Koul after hearing both the sides observed that in the absence of creditworthy direct evidence, the other formal evidence as discussed above is of no consequence for the prosecution and acquitted the accused person.
Before parting with this judgment, Court observed that the conduct of the witnesses Diler Singh, Ram Ditta and Ranjit Kumar, who had deposed before this Court as well as had given the statements u/s 164-A Cr.P.C need to be seen. As both the statements have been made by these witnesses on oath, It can also be seen that the said witnesses have taken different stands in their evidences regarding the allegation leveled against the accused as per the prosecution story.
Office is directed to issue notice to the above named witnesses in terms of Section 479-B Cr.P.C, directing them to show cause as to why proceedings u/s 479-B Cr.P.C be not initiated against them. |
