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Calcutta High Court (Appellete Side)

Raja Goswami vs The State Of West Bengal on 2 December, 2022

Author: Debangsu Basak

Bench: Debangsu Basak

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               IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
               Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction
                             Appellate Side
Present:
The Hon'ble Justice Debangsu Basak
           And
The Hon'ble Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi
                                 CRA 283 of 2021
                                  Raja Goswami
                                       Vs.
                            The State of West Bengal

     For the Appellant        : Mr. Imtiaz Ahmed, Adv.
                                Mr. Ghazala Firdaus, Adv.
                                Ms. Smita Saha, Adv.
                                Mr. Sk. Saidullah, Adv
                                Mr. Mithun Mondal, Adv

     For the State            : Mr. Saibal Bapuli, Adv.
                                Mr. Bibaswan, Adv.

     Hearing Concluded on     : November 22, 2022
     Judgement on             : December 02, 2022

   DEBANGSU BASAK, J.:-
   1.       The      appellant    has    assailed   the     judgement   of

   conviction dated April 21, 2021 and the order of sentence

   dated April 26, 2021 passed by the learned Additional District

   and Sessions Judge, 2nd Court, Barackpore in Sessions Trial

   No. 02 (06) 2016 arising out of Sessions Case No. 57 of 2016.

   By the impugned judgement of conviction and the order of

   sentence, the learned Court has convicted the appellant under
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Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and under Section

25(i)(a)/27(i) of the Arms Act.

2.     The prosecution has alleged that, on November 15,

2015 at about 7:15 P.M, the appellant took the victim to Sree

Durga Sporting Club and demanded a sum of Rs. 8,000 from

him and when the victim refused to pay the money the

appellant inflicted a gunshot injury near the chest of the

victim and fled away. The neighbours had taken the victim to

the ILS (Nagerbazar) Hospital and subsequent to the brother

of the victim being informed, the victim was shifted to the

Apollo Gleneagles Hospital for treatment. The victim had died

out of gunshot injury on December 25, 2015.

3.     At   the   trial,   the   prosecution   had   examined   14

witnesses and tendered various documentary and material

evidences which were marked as exhibits and material

exhibits. The appellant had been examined under Section 313

of the Criminal Procedure Code. The appellant had claimed

his innocence in the statement recorded under Section 313 of

the Criminal Procedure Code. The appellant had declined to

adduce any defence witness.
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4.     Learned advocate appearing for the appellant has

contended that, although the maker of the police complaint,

being PW-1, was aware about the gunshot injury suffered by

the victim, he did not mention such fact in the First

Information Report. He did not disclose the source of

information or the name of the caller while he had been

examined in Court.

5.     Referring to the deposition of the PW-1 learned

advocate appearing for the appellant has contended that,

although, the PW-1 had become aware of the victim being shot

on his refusal to pay a demand of Rs. 8,000, he did not

mention such fact in the written complaint. He has pointed

out that, the written complaint was lodged subsequent to the

PW-1 having a word with the victim who was his brother.

6.     Learned    advocate   appearing   for   the   appellant

questioned the trustworthiness of the dying declaration. He

has contended that, PW-6 did not make any endorsement in

the purported statement of the victim recorded by the police

officer in the hospital. He has referred to Exhibit- 4 in this

regard. He has submitted that, Exhibit- 4 cannot be

considered as a dying declaration.
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7.     Learned advocate appearing for the appellant has

drawn the attention of the Court to the evidence of PW-8 who

was the consultant of the hospital and who examined the

victim and conducted the surgery on him. He has submitted

that, PW-8 stated that it was not possible for a patient of

tracheotomy to speak. Therefore, according to him, there was

no dying declaration made by the victim on November 15,

2015 being Exhibit- 4 as claimed.

8.     Learned advocate appearing for the appellant has

further contended that, PW-6 did not make any effort to

record the statement of the victim or to take his left thumb

impression on the victim. Therefore, Exhibit- 4 cannot be

treated as a dying declaration of the victim.

9.     Referring to the testimony of PW-2, learned advocate

appearing for the appellant has submitted that, the presence

of PW-2 in the hospital was not stated by PW-1 either in the

police complaint or in his evidence. He has referred to the

evidence of PW-14 and contended that, the so called dying

declaration came to be made by the victim PW-14 is

unreliable.
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10.    Learned advocate appearing for the appellant has

doubted the alleged recoveries of the seized articled. He has

contended that, the seizures were not made in accordance

with law.

11.    With regard to the dying declarations learned advocate

appearing for the appellant has relied upon 2016 Volume 4

Supreme Court Cases (Criminal) 334 (State of Gujarat vs.

Jayrajbhai Punjabhai Varu), 2019 Volume 4 Supreme

Court Cases 739 (Sampat Babso Kale vs. State of

Maharashtra).

12.    Learned advocate appearing for the appellant has

submitted that, when a prosecution witness was not declared

hostile, the evidence of such witness is binding upon the

prosecution. In support of such contention, he has relied

upon 2005 Volume 5 Supreme Court Cases 272 (Raja Ram

vs. State of Rajasthan).

13.    On the aspect of Section 114 (g) of the Evidence Act,

learned advocate appearing for the appellant has relied upon

2016 SCC Online Cal 1798 (Bapi Bagdi vs. State of WB)

and 2018 Volume 3 Calcutta Law Time 624 (Shri. Kunji

Mohammed vs. State WB).
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14.    Learned      advocate     appearing    for    the   State   has

submitted that, there are three dying declarations made by

the deceased prior to his death. All the dying declarations are

consistent.   The    dying     declarations   have    identified   the

appellant as the murderer. He has referred, evidence of PW-1,

3 and 6 who deposed that the deceased prior to his death,

identified the appellant as the person who fired the gunshot at

him. He has also drawn the attention of the Court to Exhibit-4

which contains the dying declaration.

15.    On the aspect of the dying declaration made by the

deceased being reliable, learned advocate appearing for the

State has relied upon 2002 Volume 6 Supreme Court Cases

710 (Laxman vs. State or Maharashtra) (Laxman 2), 2019

Volume 11 Supreme Court Cases 512 (Laxman vs. State

or Maharashtra) (Laxman 1), 2012 Volume 6 Supreme

Court Cases 606 (Salim Gulab Pathan vs. State of

Maharashtra), 2003 Volume 11 Supreme Court Cases 534

(Sohan Lal @ Sohan Singh & Others vs. State of Punjab)

and 2009 Volume 9 Supreme Court Cases 163 (Sukanti

Moharana vs. State of Odisa).
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16.     Learned      advocate      appearing     for   the   State   has

submitted that, although there is no eyewitness to the

incident, the dying declaration of the victim, the medical

evidence produced at the trial, and other corroborative

evidences brought at the trial, implicates the appellant. He

has, therefore, submitted that, no interference with the

impugned judgement of conviction and order of sentence is

called for.

17.     At    the   trial,   the   prosecution    had    examined    14

witnesses. The complainant who had lodged the police

complaint was examined as PW-1. He is the brother of the

victim and had stated in his evidence, that he lodged the

written complaint. He has stated that, the victim told him that

the appellant demanded a sum of Rs. 8,000 from the victim

which the victim denied to pay and as such, the appellant had

shot the victim. He had identified the written complaint which

was marked as Exhibit-1. He had stated that, on November

17, 2015 the police seized one fire arm in his presence and

prepared the seizure list. He had identified the seizure list

which was marked as Exhibit-3. He had also signed the

inquest report which was marked as Exhibit-3. He had
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identified the fire arm being Exhibit-A and the fired bullet

head which was marked as Exhibit-B. He had also identified

the fire arm seized by the police.

18.    PW-2 in his evidence had claimed that, the victim after

being shot, came to him with the injury and told him to take

the victim to hospital. He had stated that, PW-3 had taken the

victim to the hospital and that the victim did not say anything

more. PW-2 had been declared as hostile. In his cross-

examination, by the prosecution, after PW-2 being declared as

hostile, he had denied the fact that, the victim told him that

the appellant shot the victim with a fire arm. He had also

denied the fact that, he told the police that he saw the

appellant to flee from the spot.

19.     PW-3 had stated that, he was chatting with PW-2 and

another person when the victim came to them and told them

that the victim was shot by a gun. He had stated that, he saw

the victim injured. He had taken the victim to the hospital. He

had stated that, later on at the hospital, he had heard, from

the victim that he was shot by the appellant.

20.    A seizure list witness regarding the seizure of the fire

arm, had deposed as PW-4. He had stated that, on November
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17, 2015 at around 1:00 P.M, the police recovered one fire

arms from the heap of bricks situated at Sree Durga Colony in

his presence. He had identified his signature on the label

pasted on the seized fire arm.

21.    PW-5 had signed the inquest of the victim. He had

claimed that, he heard someone fired a gunshot at the victim

thereby injuring him.

22.    One of the doctors of the Apollo Gleneagles Hospital

where the victim was initially admitted, had deposed as PW-6.

The victim had made a statement to the police, in his presence

stating that the appellant shot him. He had identified his

signature on the statement recorded by PW-14. He had

identified on such statement which was marked as Exhibit-4.

In cross-examination, he had stated that, he did not make any

effort to record the statement of the injured victim.

23.    An employee of the Apollo Gleneagles Hospital where

the victim was operated upon, had deposed as PW-7. Such

employee had witnessed the seizure relating to the bullet. She

had stated that, the bullet which was seized was recovered

from the body of the victim.
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24.    The consultant surgeon at the Apollo Gleneagles

Hospital who had operated upon victim had deposed as PW-8.

He had stated that, he extracted a bullet from the victim after

conducting an operation. He had instructed the nursing staff

to hand over the bullet to the designated officer of the

hospital. He had stated that victim was in the hospital till

December 15, 2015 and that the victim was discharged by the

patient party against medical advice.

25.    The doctor who had conducted the post mortem on the

dead body of the victim had deposed as PW-9. He had

identified the injuries found on the victim. He had opined that

the death of the victim was due to effect of multi organ failure

with Septicaemia in a case of delayed effect of gunshot injury.

In cross-examination, he had stated that, he did not find any

gunshot entry injury as he got the body after one month of

medical treatment after injury.

26.    The doctor who had treated the victim at Kolkata

Hospital and Jain Hospital had deposed as PW-10. He had

stated that, the victim was initially admitted at Apollo

Gleneagles Hospital where surgical treatment was done and

was subsequently shifted to ESI Hospital at Joka.
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27.      The Scientific Expert of the Ballistic Division, Forensic

Science Laboratory, Government of West Bengal had deposed

as PW-11. He had stated that, he examined the parcels

relating to the present police case. He had stated that the fire

arm which was Exhibit-A was in working order and was fired

through previously and that the bullet which marked as

Exhibit-B was fired through the fire arm.

28.      The police officer who had conducted the inquest

report of the victim on December 25, 2015 had deposed as

PW-12.

29.      The police officer who had registered the complaint

received from PW-1, as the present police case deposed as PW-

13.

30.      The Investigating Officer had deposed as PW-14. He

had stated that, he examined the victim at the Apollo

Gleneagles Hospital on November 15, 2015 at 11.45 P.M in

presence of the attending doctor being PW-6. He had stated

that, he apprehended the appellant on November 17, 2015

and interrogated him. The appellant had led him to the

weapon of offence which was kept on a pile of bricks at Sree

Durga Colony. He had seized the fire arm in presence of
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witnesses. He had identified the seizure list. He had stated

that the appellant put his signature in the seizure list in his

presence.

31.     PW-14 had stated in his evidence that, he visited

Apollo Gleneagles Hospital on November 16, 2015 and seized

one bullet head which was recovered from the body of the

victim in presence of witnesses. He had sent the bullet head

and the fire arm to the Forensic Science Laboratory,

Government of West Bengal for examination. He had also

collected the report of the examination. He had recorded the

statement of the victim in presence of PW-6. He had tendered

the recorded statement as Exhibit-4.

32.     The appellant was examined under Section 313 of the

Criminal Procedure Code where he had claimed to be

innocent. He had declined to adduce any defence witness at

the trial.

33.     Having adverted to the nature of the evidence led by

the prosecution at the trial, it would be profitable to analyse

the same. The prosecution had established that, the victim

was injured by a gunshot injury on November 15, 2015. He

had been admitted to the Apollo Gleneagles Hospital where he
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was operated upon. PW-8, then a Consultant Surgeon at the

Apollo Gleneagles Hospital had operated upon the victim on

November 15, 2015 and removed a bullet from his body. He

had stated that, the bullet was lodged just below the left

kidney of the victim.

34.    The victim had died on December 25, 2015. PW-9, the

doctor who had conducted the post-mortem on the body of the

victim, had narrated the nature of injuries found on the body

of the victim. He had stated that, the death of the victim was

due to effect of multi organ failure with septicaemia in a case

of delayed effect of gunshot injury. The post-mortem report

had been tendered in evidence and marked as Exhibit-7.

35.    The investigating officer who had deposed as PW-14

had arrested the appellant on November 17, 2015 and

integrated him. The appellant had led the investigating officer

to the weapon of offence which was kept on a pile of bricks at

Sree Durga colony construction house. He had seized the

weapon of offence in presence of witnesses. The seizure list

had been tendered and marked as Exhibit-2.

36.    The investigating officer had seized the bullet which

was recovered from the body of the victim when he visited
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Apollo    Gleneagles   Hospital    on   November   16,   2015.

Significantly, the victim had been operated upon on November

15, 2015 at Apollo Gleneagles Hospital. The investigating

officer had sent the bullet head and the weapon of offence

which he had seized to the Forensic Science Laboratory for

examination. He had identified the bullet head which he

seized from Apollo Gleneagles Hospital as well as the firearm

which was seized being led by the appellant.

37.      The Scientific Expert posted at Ballistic Division,

Forensic Science Laboratory, Government of West Bengal, had

deposed as PW-11 and proved his report being Exhibit-10. He

had established that, the weapon of offence seized was a

single shot improvised pistol. He had found such pistol to be

in working order and fired through previously. He had also

found the bullet that was seized at the Apollo Gleneagles

Hospital subsequent to the victim being operated and such

bullet being removed from the body of the victim, to be fired

through the pistol seized by the police on the appellant

leading the police to the seizure of the same.
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38.     The victim having succumbed to the bullet injury it

can be conclusively said that, the victim was murdered on

receiving a gunshot injury.

39.     On November 15, 2015, when the victim had suffered

the gunshot injury, he was alive. He had taken the assistance

of PW- 2 and 3 immediately after receiving the injury. PW- 2

and 3 along with others had removed the victim and admitted

him at the Apollo Gleneagles Hospital where he was operated

upon.

40.     The prosecution had established that, immediately

after the victim suffered gunshot injury, he was in a position

to speak. After being shot, the victim had approached PW-2

and 3 with a request to take him to hospital. PW-2 who was

declared as a hostile witness had acknowledged that the

victim was speaking after suffering the gun shot injury. PW-1

who is the brother of the victim had attended the victim at the

Apollo Gleneagles Hospital on receiving the news of the

incident. He had stated that, the victim told him that the

appellant demanded a sum of Rs. 8,000 from him and on the

victim denying paying such amount, the appellant shot him.

PW-3 had also stated in his evidence that, the victim told him
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that he was shot by the appellant. PW-6 who had been posted

as the emergency medical officer at the Apollo Gleneagles

Hospital on November 15, 2015, had stated that, the victim

recorded a statement in his presence with the investigating

officer being PW-14. He had identified his signature and the

official seal on the statement so recorded being Exhibit-4.

41.    The prosecution had therefore disclosed two oral dying

declarations made by the victim prior to his death. Both the

oral dying declarations are consistent with the appellant

having failed to draw the attention of the court to any

discrepancy therein. Both the time the declarations had been

made on November 15, 2015. Apart from the two dying

declarations as noted above, which the victim had made to

PW- 1 and 3 he had his statement recorded by PW-14 in

presence of PW-6. Such statement had been tendered in

evidence and marked as Exhibit-4. The statement that PW-14

had recorded in presence of PW-6 is consistent with the dying

declarations that the victim made to PW- 1 and 3.

42.    Laxman (1) (supra) had made a reference to a larger

bench with regard to conflict in views relating to non-

recording of a certificate by a doctor on a dying declaration.
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Such conflicting views have been resolved by the Supreme

Court in Laxman (2) (supra).

43.     With regard to dying declarations and their evidentiary

value, Laxman (1) (supra) has observed as follows: -

  "3. As against this, the learned counsel appearing for the
 respondent State referred to the decision of this Court in Koli

Chunilal Savji v. State of Gujarat [Koli Chunilal Savji v. State of Gujarat, (1999) 9 SCC 562 : 2000 SCC (Cri) 432] wherein the Court observed as under : (SCC pp. 566-67, para 8) "8. It further appears from her evidence that though there has been no endorsement on the dying declaration recorded by the Magistrate with regard to the condition of the patient but there has been an endorsement on the police yadi, indicating that Dhanuben was fully conscious. In view of the aforesaid evidence of the Magistrate and in view of the endorsement of the doctor on the police yadi and no reason having been ascribed as to why the Magistrate would try to help the prosecution, we see no justification in the comments of Mr Keswani that the dying declaration should not be relied upon in the absence of the endorsement of the doctor thereon.""

44. Laxman (2) (supra) has answered the reference by holding as follows: -
"5. The Court also in the aforesaid case relied upon the decision of this Court in Harjit Kaur v. State of Punjab [(1999) 6 SCC 545 : 1999 SCC (Cri) 1130] wherein the Magistrate in his evidence had stated that he had ascertained from the doctor whether she was in a fit condition to make a statement and obtained an endorsement to that effect and merely 18 because an endorsement was made not on the declaration but on the application would not render the dying declaration suspicious in any manner. For the reasons already indicated earlier, we have no hesitation in coming to the conclusion that the observations of this Court in Paparambaka Rosamma v. State of A.P. [(1999) 7 SCC 695 : 1999 SCC (Cri) 1361] (at SCC p. 701, para 8) to the effect that "in the absence of a medical certification that the injured was in a fit state of mind at the time of making the declaration, it would be very much risky to accept the subjective satisfaction of a Magistrate who opined that the injured was in a fit state of mind at the time of making a declaration"

has been too broadly stated and is not the correct enunciation of law. It is indeed a hypertechnical view that the certification of the doctor was to the effect that the patient is conscious and there was no certification that the patient was in a fit state of mind especially when the Magistrate categorically stated in his evidence indicating the questions he had put to the patient and from the answers elicited was satisfied that the patient was in a fit state of mind whereafter he recorded the dying declaration. Therefore, the judgment of this Court in Paparambaka Rosamma v. State of A.P. [(1999) 7 SCC 695 : 1999 SCC (Cri) 1361] must be held to be not correctly decided and we affirm the law laid down by this Court in Koli Chunilal Savji v. State of Gujarat [(1999) 9 SCC 562 : 2000 SCC (Cri) 432] ."

45. Sohan Lal (supra) has held that, when the court is satisfied that the dying declaration was made by the deceased in deffect mental condition while making the same, it is of no consequence that there is absence of endorsement of Doctor 19 about the fitness of state of mind of the declarant proved in accordance with law. In that case, the prosecution had placed several dying declarations which were at variance with each other. The court had believed one of the dying declarations to be correct and proceeded to uphold the convictions of two of the appellants.

46. Sukanti Moharana (supra) has held that, endorsement of Doctor as regards mental fitness of the deceased is a rule of prudence and not the ultimate test as to whether or not the dying declaration was truthful or voluntary. It has also held that, there is no reason why a dying declaration which is otherwise found to be true, voluntary and correct should be rejected only because signature or left thumb impression of the deceased could not be taken thereon. It has also held that, dying declaration could be relied upon for the purpose of convicting an accused under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. In the facts of that case, it has found that, the oral dying declaration made by the deceased before her parents and other relatives and the dying declaration recorded by the doctor corroborated each other. The court has held that, the absence of a certificate of a 20 doctor as to the mental fitness of the deceased and the absence of signature of the deceased or the thumb impression of the deceased were not fatal to the case of the prosecution, in given facts and circumstances of the case.

47. Salim Gulab Pathan (supra) has observed that, dying declaration would not lose its efficacy merely because it was recorded by a police officer and not by a magistrate. It has noted the propositions regarding admissibility of the dying declaration in paragraph 18 which is as follows: -

"18. In Atbir v. Govt. (NCT of Delhi) [(2010) 9 SCC 1 : (2010) 3 SCC (Cri) 1110] after an elaborate consideration of several decisions of this Court, the following propositions have been laid down with regard to the admissibility of a dying declaration:
(SCC pp. 8-9, para 22) "22. The analysis of the above decisions clearly shows that:
(i) Dying declaration can be the sole basis of conviction if it inspires the full confidence of the court.
(ii) The court should be satisfied that the deceased was in a fit state of mind at the time of making the statement and that it was not the result of tutoring, prompting or imagination.
(iii) Where the court is satisfied that the declaration is true and voluntary, it can base its conviction without any further corroboration.
(iv) It cannot be laid down as an absolute rule of law that the dying declaration cannot form the sole basis of 21 conviction unless it is corroborated. The rule requiring corroboration is merely a rule of prudence.
(v) Where the dying declaration is suspicious, it should not be acted upon without corroborative evidence.
(vi) A dying declaration which suffers from infirmity such as the deceased was unconscious and could never make any statement cannot form the basis of conviction.
(vii) Merely because a dying declaration does not contain all the details as to the occurrence, it is not to be rejected.
(viii) Even if it is a brief statement, it is not to be discarded.
(ix) When the eyewitness affirms that the deceased was not in a fit and conscious state to make the dying declaration, medical opinion cannot prevail.
(x) If after careful scrutiny, the court is satisfied that it is true and free from any effort to induce the deceased to make a false statement and if it is coherent and consistent, there shall be no legal impediment to make it the basis of conviction, even if there is no corroboration.""

48. In Sampat Babso Kale (supra) the Supreme Court on analysing the evidence has found that there were some doubts as to whether the victim was in a fit state of mind to make the dying declaration or not. It has found that the victim suffered 98% burn and that trauma thereof may lead to delusion. Moreover, the combined effect of the trauma with the 22 administration of painkillers had to be taken into consideration and that the statement made by the victim was not corroborated by any other evidence on record.

49. In the facts of the present case, the prosecution had relied upon to oral dying declarations made by the victim to PW- 1 and 3 as well as the statement of the victim recorded by the investigating officer being PW-14 in presence of the Doctor on emergency duty at Apollo Gleneagles Hospital being PW-6 on April 15, 2015. The appellant has not been able to draw the attention of the court to anything which is inconsistent between the oral testimonies of PW- 1 and 3 and the statement recorded by PW-14 in presence of PW-6. The victim had stated that the appellant shot him, to PW- 1 and 3 and while his statement was being recorded by PW-14 in presence of PW-6. The absence of mental fitness certificate by the doctor or the absence of the signature of the victim on his statement is not fatal to the case of the prosecution. The oral testimonies of PW- 1 and 3 have not been established to be unreliable. The oral testimonies of PW- 1 and 3 are consistent and corroborate each other. The statement of the victim recorded by PW-14 in presence of PW-6 being Exhibit- 4 23 corroborates the oral testimonies of PW- 1 and 3 with regard to the dying declaration. The oral testimonies of PW- 1 and 3 with regard to the dying declaration of the victim corroborate Exhibit-4. The appellant has not placed any material before the court to suggest that, the victim was administered such doses of medicine so as to suffer from delusion while he was making the dying declarations.

50. Raja Ram (supra) has held that, when, the prosecution did not declare its witness as hostile, then, the evidence given by the prosecution which is not supporting the prosecution, will be binding upon the prosecution. In the facts of the present case, PW-2 had been declared to be hostile by the prosecution. He had stated that, the victim told him that he was shot by a gun. He had seen the victim injured. The victim had told him to take the victim to hospital. PW-2 had claimed that the victim did not say anything more to him. Thereafter, PW-2 had been declared as hostile.

51. PW-2 in his evidence, that is examination-in-chief or in the examination subsequent to he being declared as hostile or in the cross-examination, claimed that, the victim did not make any statement to any of the persons present that the 24 appellant shot the victim. All that PW-2 had stated was that the victim did not tell PW-2 as to who shot him. That is not the same thing as saying the victim did not tell the PW- 1 and 2 that the appellant had shot him.

52. Section 114(g) of the Evidence Act, 1872 has been relied upon on behalf of the appellant along with Bapi Bagdi (supra) and Shri Kunji Mohammed (supra) in support of the contention that, adverse inference should be made as against the appellant for not producing evidence which could have been produced. The appellant has not drawn the attention of the Court to any evidence which the prosecution could have produced and not produced at the trial, and that, such evidence was favourable to the appellant. In absence of such material being placed on record or at least attention of the Court being drawn to such aspect we need not invoke the provisions of Section 114(g) of the Evidence Act, 1872 in favour of the appellant.

53. In such circumstances, the prosecution having proved beyond reasonable doubt that, the victim had died out of gunshot injury, fired by the appellant by a fire arm used by 25 the appellant, we find no ground to interfere with the order of sentence imposed by the learned Trial Judge.

54. CRA 283 of 2021 is dismissed.

55. Trial Court records along with the copies of this judgement be transmitted forthwith to the appropriate Court for necessary compliance.

56. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this judgement and order, if applied for, be given to the parties on compliance of all formalities.

[DEBANGSU BASAK, J.]

57. I agree.

[MD. SHABBAR RASHIDI, J]