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(a) The Ld. Area Magistrate conducted enquiry u/s 328 (3) Cr.PC and   observed   that   the   medical   report   exhibit   CW1/A   given   by   medical board shows that there existed some indirect evidences being moderate to high probability that on the day of alleged incident the patient might have been suffering from disorder namely paranoid schizophrenia. 

But; the said report did not reflect on the aspect of the capacity of the prisoner accused, Kamaluddin Mandal for making his defence during trial. 

Ld. Defence Counsel for the accused has submitted that as per documents   Ex.   PW­8/A,   CW­4/A,   CW­3/A   and   CW­3/B   which   are   the time to time reports of the Medical Board, clearly show that the accused was   suffering   from   paranoid   schizophrenia   for   the   last   three   years therefore, on the date of incident also, the accused was suffering from the aforesaid disease and had committed the act under the influence of that disease; the person from whom, the accused had purchased the kerosene oil,   was   not   examined   by   the   prosecution;   the   Shahi   Imam   Sh.   M.S.A. Bukhari did not make any complaint against the accused, he was not having any enmity with the accused and no kerosene oil was found on his clothes; when   the   bottle   was   produced   in   the   court,   it   was   empty   and   was   not containing the kerosene oil.  Therefore, the case of the prosecution has not been proved beyond reasonable doubt.

SC No. 28165/16, FIR No. 258/14, State v. Kamaluddin Mandal Page 16 of 19

Therefore, act must not be a penultimate act but it must be such act in the series of acts close enough to clearly exhibit the intention of the accused to bring the desired consequences covered within the definition provided u/s 307 IPC.

In   the   instant   case,   the   material   facts   are   that   accused   was having a lighter in his left pocket, which he had taken out from his left hand and he was having a plastic bottle of 250 ml containing kerosene oil, wrapped in handkerchief in his left dub, which he had taken out from his right   hand   and   when   he   was   being   overpowered   he   had   thrown   said kerosene   bottle   towards   Mr.   M.S.A   Bukhari.   At   that   time,   he   was apprehended by PW­2 Akhtar Hussain, PW­1 Ct. Mohd. Iqbal and PW­5 Ct. Aas Mohd. It is significant that throwing of kerosene bottle towards Mr. M.S.A   Bukhari   itself   is   not   sufficient   overt   act   for   conviction   of   the accused u/s 307 IPC. The deposition of PW­1 Ct. Mohd. Iqbal and PW­5 Ct. Aas Mohd. cannot be believed on the point that accused had lighted the lighter since such facts were not mentioned by the PW­1 Ct. Mohd. Iqbal in his statement exhibit PW­1/B on which FIR was lodged. If it was a fact, it could not have been omitted by PW­1 when he got recorded his aforesaid exhibited   statement   to   the   police.   Moreso,   when   PW­1   has   specifically mentioned   that   accused   had   thrown   the   bottle   containing   kerosene   oil towards Mr. M.S.A Bukhari. It cannot be believed that accused had shouted the words in Hindi "MUJHE CHHOD DO, AAJ MAIN IS IMAM KO JALA KAR   MARUNGA",   as   discussed   above   that   PW­2   Akhtar   Hussain   has deposed that accused was speaking something in Bengali. The deposition of   PW­2   is   strengthened   by   the   fact   that   the   medical   report   of   IHBAS hospital shows that accused is a Bengali speaking person. The accused had committed   the   aforesaid   act   at   about   05.45   PM,   at   public   place,   in   the presence of about 200 to 600 persons, when all of them were standing close to each other and therefore, it was almost certain that accused will not be able to bring desired consequences and will be apprehended. This shows that accused was not having a stable and balanced mind as he had not acted like a reasonable  man. This  inference is  supported by the report of  the medical board Ex. CW­1/A exhibited at the time of inquiry u/s 328 (3) Cr.P.C.   which   shows   that  there   existed   some   indirect   evidences   being moderate to high probability that on the day of alleged incident the patient might have been suffering from disorder namely paranoid schizophrenia. Therefore,  it  seems  that  accused  was  not of  a balanced  mind when the aforesaid   overt   act   was   done   by   him   and   hence,   it   seems  that   there   is sufficient   force   in   the   submissions   of   Ld.   Defence   Counsel   and   the ingredients of the Penal provisions u/s 307 IPC for which, charge has been framed against the accused have not been proved beyond reasonable doubt.