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Delhi District Court

Sc No. 52/12. State vs . Krishan Kumar & Other. on 19 December, 2014

SC No. 52/12.                       State Vs. Krishan Kumar & Other.


          IN THE COURT OF SH. ASHUTOSH KUMAR :
     ADDL. SESSIONS JUDGE­3 : DWARKA COURTS : DELHI.



In the matter of: ­

Session Case No. 52/2012.



PS Najafgarh.
U/s 324/452/341/149/34 IPC.



1.     Jagbir Singh,
       S/o Sh. Boop Singh,

2.     Sh. Ranbir Singh
       S/o Sh. Boop Singh,

Both R/o House No. RZ­1,
X­Block, New Roshanpura,
Main Paprawat Road,
Najafgarh, New Delhi­43.                   ... Complainants.

           Vs.

1.     Krishan Kumar,
       Sh. Puran Mal,
       R/o RZ­26, New Roshanpura,
       Main Paprawat Road,
       Najafgarh, New Delhi­43.

2.     Puran Mal,
       Sh. Prem Raj,
       R/o RZ­26, New Roshanpura,

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       Main Paprawat Road,
       Najafgarh, New Delhi­43.

3.     Ram Phal,
       S/o Late Sh. Daryao Singh,
       R/o RZ­1, Prem Nagar,
       Main Paprawat Road,
       Najafgarh, New Delhi­43.

4.     Hoshiar Singh,
       S/o Sh. Surat Singh,
       R/o Village Ladpur,
       Tehsil & District Jhajjar,
       Haryana.

       At Present Residing at: ­
       RE­22, Phase II, Roshanpura Extn.,
       Main Paprawat Road,
       Najafgarh, New Delhi­43.

5.     Sanjay @ Nanha,
       S/o Late Sh. Daryao Singh,
       R/o RZ­1, Prem Nagar,
       Main Paprawat Road,
       Najafgarh, New Delhi­43.

6.     Dilbagh Singh,
       S/o Late Sh. Daryao Singh,
       R/o RZ­1, Prem Nagar,
       Main Paprawat Road,
       Najafgarh, New Delhi­43.

7.     Subhash,
       S/o Sh. Puran Mal,
       R/o RZ­26, New Roshanpura,

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       Main Paprawat Road,
       Najafgarh, New Delhi­43.                       ... Accused.



Date of Institution.        :     27.8.2012.
Date of Arguments.          :     29.11.2014.
Date of Judgment.           :     19.12.2014.



                                ­ :: JUDGMENT :: ­



1.        Initially   a   complaint   u/s   200   CrPC   alongwith   an 

application u/s 156 (3) CrPC was filed by both the complainants 

namely Jagbir Singh and Ranbir Singh against seven accused 

persons namely Krishan Kumar, Puran Mal, Ram Phal, Hoshiar 

Singh,   Sanjay   @   Nanha,   Dilbagh   Singh   and   Subhash.     Vide 

order dated 14.3.2005, the concerned ld. MM directed the SHO 

of   PS   Najafgarh   u/s   156   (3)   CrPC   to   register   an   FIR   and   to 

investigate   the   matter.     After   completion   of   investigation,   the 

investigating   agency   filed   cancellation   report.     Thereafter   the 

concerned   ld.   MM   directed   the   complainants   to   lead   pre 

summoning   evidence   and   on   the   basis   of   pre   summoning 

evidence,   the   concerned   ld.   MM   summoned   all   the   seven 

accused persons for the offences u/s 324/341/452 IPC.   Vide 

order   dated   21.9.2011,   the   concerned   ld.   MM   had   framed   the 

charge   for   the   offence   u/s   324/452/341   r/w/s   34/149   IPC 



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against   all   the   accused   persons.     After   summoning   of   all   the 

accused persons, pre charge evidence was led.  Vide order dated 

23.8.2011, ld. Predecessor Sh. Virender Bhatt had directed the 

concerned ld. MM to send the present case file to his Court for 

trial, as cross State case relating to same incident vide FIR No. 

221/04, u/s 302/324/323/34 IPC of PS Najafgarh, was pending 

trial before the said Court against the complainants of this case. 

Both the cross cases were received on transfer in this court.



2.       Vide   order   dated   12.9.2014   of   this   Court   passed   in 

criminal revision petition titled as "Jagbir Singh & Another Vs. 

State & Other",  bearing CR No. 46/14, moved on behalf of the 

complainants,   charge   for   the   offences   u/s  149   IPC,   u/s   452 

r/w/s 149 IPC, u/s 341 r/w/s 149 IPC and u/s 308 r/w/s 149 

IPC was ordered to be framed against all the accused persons. 

Accordingly vide order dated 16.9.2014, charge for the offences 

u/s 149 IPC, u/s 452 r/w/s 149 IPC, u/s 341 r/w/s 149 IPC 

and u/s 308 r/w/s 149 IPC was framed against all the seven 

accused persons, to which they pleaded not guilty and claimed 

trial.



3.       Since   it   was   a   sessions   triable   case,   therefore   as   per 

Section 225 CrPC, the trial of the present case was conducted 



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by the ld. Addl. PP for State.



4.       In support of its case, the prosecution has examined 9 

witnesses.



5.       PW1 Jagbir Singh, one of the complainants/injured of 

the present case has deposed about the factum of incident.  He 

also proved application u/s 156 (3) CrPC and complaint u/s 200 

CrPC moved before the Court of ld. MM as Ex PW1/A, site plan 

filed alongwith aforesaid complaint as Ex PW1/B.



6.       PW2   Dr.   Arunima   Hajra,   Medical   Officer   (Casualty), 

RTRM Hospital, New Delhi, has deposed that on 17.4.2004, she 

medically   examined   patients   Ranbir   Singh   and   Jagbir   Singh 

and   has   proved   their   MLCs   Ex   PW6/B   and   Ex   PW6/A 

respectively.     She   has   further   deposed   that   she  opined   the 

nature   of   injury   of   Ranbir   Singh   as   simple   caused   by   sharp 

edged   weapon   and   the   injury   of   Jagbir   Singh   was   opined   as 

simple in nature and injury no. 1 was caused by sharp object 

and   rest   injuries   were   caused   by   blunt   object.     She   further 

deposed that the injury no. 1 of Ranbir Singh were lacerations 

(two) in left temporal, one of them is two and a half inch and the 

other   one   is   one   inch,   second   injury   was   laceration   in   right 



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frontal   of   two   inches   and   third   injury   was   laceration   in   left 

parital   of   two   inches.     She   also   deposed   that   she   gave   the 

opinion regarding the nature of injury after perusal of the X­Ray 

report.  She has further deposed that the injury no. 1 of Jagbir 

Singh   was   laceration   in   right   temporal   region,   one   inch   with 

clean cut margin, second laceration in occipito­parietal junction 

with irregular margin and third injury was bruise at tip of left 

shoulder with tenderness and mild swelling.



7.       PW3 Const. Vincent from the office of  DCP, Main Line 

Security, Vinay Marg, New Delhi, has deposed that as per their 

records, the complaint dated 24.4.2004 and 29.4.2004 were not 

available as the same were already destroyed being old record 

pertaining   to   the   year   2004.     He   has   proved   the   order   with 

regard to weeding out vide Ex PW3/1 and Ex PW3/2.



8.        PW4   HC   Dayaram   from   the   office   of   Commissioner   of 

Police,   has   proved  the   relevant   records   about   receiving   of 

complaint dated 29.4.2004 Ex PW4/1 and has deposed that as 

per their record, the said complaint was marked to DCP, South 

West District, vide entry no. 5401.



9.        PW5   Satwanti,   mother   of   both   the   complainants,   has 



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claimed herself to be an eye witness and has also deposed about 

the incident.



10.        PW6   Ranbir   Singh,   other   complainant/injured   of   the 

present case, has also deposed about the factum of incident. He 

has   deposed   about   the   incident   from   start   as   to   how   it 

happened.



11.        PW7 Bhoop Singh (father of both the complainants and 

husband of PW5), has deposed that on 17.4.2004 in the early 

morning,   he   left   his   house   for   going   to   his   sister's   house   in 

Haryana.  He was telephonically informed about the incident by 

his   family   members.     Thereafter   he   immediately   came   back 

within 2­3 hours and directly reached at RTRM Hospital, where 

his   both   sons   namely   Ranbir   Singh   and   Jagbir   Singh   were 

admitted in injured condition, but he was not allowed to meet 

his sons by the police.   Thereafter he came to his home where 

he   came   to   know   about   the   whole   incident   from   his   family 

members   and   also   came   to   know   that   his   both   sons   were 

removed to the hospital by the PCR.   He further deposed that 

after knowing all the facts about the incident, he immediately 

went to SHO, PS Najafgarh, to make complaint against all the 

accused persons, but the SHO did not lodge his complaint and 



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even did not receive his complaint and asked him to run away 

from   the   police   station,   otherwise   he   was   threatened   to   be 

implicated.     Then   after   4­5   days,   he   met   the   DCP   and   made 

complaint   marked   as   Mark   A   in   writing   to   him.     He   further 

deposed that he also made written complaint marked as Mark B 

to the Commissioner of Police, but no action was taken by the 

police on his complaints.  He further deposed that thereafter he 

moved a petition before the Hon'ble High Court, but the same 

was withdrawn and has proved certified copy of the order vide 

Ex PW7/A.



12.        PW8   Seema,   wife   of   complainant   Jagbir   Singh   has 

deposed that on 17.4.2004 at about 7.30­8.00 am, while she was 

doing her household work, she heard some noise from outside of 

the house and her husband was getting ready for going to his 

office.  On hearing the noise, her husband ran outside and she 

also   followed   him.     She   further   deposed   that   when   she   came 

outside, she saw many persons gathered there, which included 

accused persons and they were having lathies and dandas and 

were   beating   her   'jeth'   (brother   in   law)   Ranbir   Singh   and   her 

mother in law Satwanti Devi was trying to rescue him.  She also 

deposed   that   when   her   husband   tried   to   intervene,   accused 

Ram Phal gave a lathi blow on the head of her  husband and 



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upon   asking   of   her   husband,   she   immediately   rushed   inside 

her house and made telephone calls to phone no. 100 from their 

land   line   no.   25019624.     She   further   deposed   that   after 

informing the police, she again came out of her house and saw 

that her husband Jagbir Singh and her brother in law Ranbir 

Singh were lying in a pool of blood and her mother in law was 

crying helplessly and the persons gathered at spot, rescued her 

husband   and   brother   in   law   from   the   accused   persons, 

otherwise the accused persons would have killed her brother in 

law and husband.   She also deposed that after 5­10 minutes, 

police reached at spot and on seeing the police, accused persons 

fled   away   from   the   spot   and   her   husband   Jagbir   Singh   and 

brother in law Ranbir Singh were taken to hospital in PCR Van 

and she also accompanied them.



13.        PW9 ASI Dharamvir has deposed that on 17.4.2004, he 

was posted as Duty Head Constable at RTRM Hospital, where at 

about 8.00­9.00 pm, PCR Zebra 93 van brought injured Jagbir 

Singh and Ranbir Singh and he gave information to this effect to 

PS Najafgarh.



14.        Thereafter   separate   statements   of   all   the   accused 

persons   u/s   313   CrPC   was   recorded   and   the   stand   of   the 



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accused persons was of general denial.   The accused persons 

took the plea that this is a false case and that they have not 

inflicted the injuries on the complainants.



15.        I   have   heard   Sh.   V.K.   Swami,   ld.   Addl.   PP   for   State, 

duly assisted by Sh. Satish Tamta, ld. counsel for complainants. 

I   have   also   heard   Sh.   Anirudh   Yadav,   ld.   counsel   for   all   the 

accused persons.



16.        I have perused the entire record including the written 

submissions filed on behalf of the complainants.



17.        Before   proceeding   to   deal   with   the   evidence,   I   would 

like to bring on record the fact that with regard to the incident 

in question there was a cross State case bearing FIR No. 221/04 

of   PS   Najafgarh   vide   Sessions   case   no.50/12,   which   was   got 

registered on the statement of accused Krishan Kumar against 

the   injured   complainants   of   the   present   case.     Vide   separate 

judgment of even date in that case dictated to the Stenographer 

and   announced   in   open   court,   both   the   complainants   herein 

have   been   convicted   u/s.302/324/323/34   IPC   and   their 

defence has been rejected. The evidence recorded in that case 

would   also   be   relevant   in   deciding   the   present   case   and   at 



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appropriate place in the judgment, the evidence recorded in the 

cross case would also be referred to.



18.        PW1   Jagbir   Singh   has   deposed   that   on   17.4.2004, 

when he was getting ready for office at about 7.30­8.00 am, he 

heard   some   noise   and   came   out   of   his   house,   he   saw   that 

accused   persons   namely   Krishan   Kumar,   Puran   Mal,   Dariyao 

Singh,   Ramphal,   Sanjay,   Dilbagh,   Subhash,   Hoshiyar   Singh 

were beating his brother Ranbir Singh with lathis, dandas and 

iron rods and his brother was lying on the ground.  He further 

deposed that he saw accused Krishan Kumar having an iron rod 

in his hand, giving a blow with rod on the head of his brother 

and when he tried to rescue him, accused Sanjay and Dilbagh 

caught hold of him from behind and Ram Phal hit on his head 

with a lathi.   He also deposed that other accused persons also 

started beating him and in the meantime, his wife Seema also 

came there to rescue them and he asked her to go inside and to 

make a call to PCR.  He further deposed that he also made a call 

to PCR.  Many public persons gathered at the spot and some of 

them   tried   to   save   him   and   his   brother   from   the   accused 

persons.   PCR came at the spot after some time and on seeing 

the PCR, all the accused persons fled away from the spot.   He 

further deposed that blood was oozing from his head as well as 



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head of his brother Ranbir Singh and his brother Ranbir Singh 

was lying unconscious on the ground in the pool of blood.  The 

police   had   taken   them   to   RTRM   Hospital   and   he   was   got 

discharged from the hospital by the SHO despite the fact that 

treatment was still going on.   He further deposed that he was 

taken to the PS Najafgarh and the then SHO had obtained his 

signatures on some blank papers.  He also deposed that on the 

next day, he was produced before the concerned ld. MM and was 

sent to Jail.   He further deposed that they were saved by the 

public persons otherwise the accused persons would have killed 

them.



19.        PW6   Ranbir   Singh   deposed   that   he  was   running   a 

general store in the year 2004 from front portion of his premises 

no.   RZ­1,   New   Roshan   Pura,   Paprawat   Road,   Najafgarh,   New 

Delhi   and   on  17.4.2004,   he   opened   his   shop   in   the   morning 

hours at about 6.30 am.  At about 7.00 am, 2­3 customers were 

present at his shop, when accused Puran Mal, who was heavily 

drunk   came   in   front   of   his   shop   and   started   abusing   him. 

Meanwhile his (accused Puran Mal) brother Daryao Singh (since 

deceased)   also   reached   there.     Both   of   them   started   abusing 

him.     He   further   deposed   that   he   came   out   of   the   shop   and 

requested them not to abuse him.  In the meantime, his (Ranbir) 



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mother also came there, who had brought tea for him and asked 

him   to  come   inside   the   shop.     Thereafter   he   came   inside   the 

shop.     He   further   deposed   that   when   he   was   taking   tea 

alongwith his mother inside the shop, meanwhile all the seven 

accused   persons   and   another   person   Daryao   Singh   (since 

deceased), entered into his shop and they were having dandas, 

lathies and iron rods in their hands.   Accused Krishan gave a 

blow   of   iron   rod   on   his   head.     He   further   deposed   that   his 

mother   tried   to   rescue   him   from   accused   persons,   but   the 

accused   persons   and   Daryao   Singh   (since   deceased)   forcibly 

dragged him out from his shop and started beating mercilessly 

with   lathies,   iron   rods   and   bottles   and   the   accused   persons 

were saying "aaj isko khatam karke iski kahani khatam kar dete 

hain".   Accused Krishan also gave blow of bottle on his head. 

He further deposed that his mother was crying for help, many 

people   were   gathered   at   the   spot   and   he   sustained   severe 

injuries.     He   further   deposed   that   on   hearing   the   noise,   his 

brother Jagbir Singh came out of the house and tried to rescue 

him from the accused persons, but he was also beaten by the 

accused persons.   He further deposed that he was beaten very 

mercilessly, as a result of which he became unconscious and his 

brother   also   sustained   injuries.     He   further   deposed   that   on 

hearing the noise, Seema wife of his brother Jagbir Singh, also 



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came   out   of   the   house   and   she   made   telephone   call   to   the 

police,   who   took   them   to   RTRM   Hospital,   where   he   was   got 

admitted   and   was   got   discharged   by   the   police   officials   on 

21.4.2004.     He   further   deposed   that   he   was   taken   to   PS 

Najafgarh   by   the   police   officials,   where   some   papers   in   blank 

were got signed from him and was produced before the Court in 

Patiala House Courts.



20.        It is the admitted case of the prosecution and defence 

that all the accused persons and the complainants were living 

across the street and the relations between them were strained 

since many years.  It is also not in dispute that on 17.4.2004 at 

7.30 am, a scuffle took place between them.   Admittedly calls 

were made at phone no. 100, which was recorded vide DD No. 

10A of PS Najafgarh.  The PCR vehicle came at the spot and took 

both  the  injured  complainants  to  RTR  Hospital.     DD  No.  10A 

was marked to ASI Satbir Singh, who alongwith Const. Abhay 

Singh   reached   at   RZ­1,   New   Roshan   Pura,   Paprawat   Road, 

Najafgarh,   Delhi,   and   ASI   Satbir   Singh   took   two   of   the 

injured/accused   persons   of   this   case   namely   Krishan   Kumar 

and Puran Mal to RTRM Hospital.



21.        In cross Sessions case no.50/12, complainants Jagbir 



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Singh and Ranbir Singh of this case, who are accused persons 

in said cross case bearing FIR No. 221/04 of PS Najafgarh, have 

been convicted for the offences u/s 302/324/323/34 IPC, as in 

that   case   death   of   Daryao   Singh   (in   the   same   incident)   and 

injuries to two of the accused persons herein namely Krishan 

Kumar   and   Puran   Mal   caused   by   complainants   herein   in 

furtherance of their common intention, were held to be proved 

and no justifiable explanation for same was given.



22.         Where regarding any incident if accused persons also 

suffer   with   injuries,   then   it   is   for   the   prosecution   to   explain 

injuries   and   non­explanation   of   the   injuries   suffered   by   the 

accused   persons   can   fatal   to   the   prosecution   case   in   certain 

circumstances.



23.         To what extent the non­explanation of injuries on the 

person of accused can prove fatal to the case of prosecution has 

been explained by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in the 

matter   of  "State   of   Madhya   Pradesh   Vs.   Misri  Lal   (dead)   & 

Others", AIR 2003 SC 4089, wherein in para 17 and 18, it was 

held as follows: ­



       "17.     The last and which appears to be fatal to the  


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       prosecution   case   is   non­explanation   of   the   injuries  
       sustained by the accused. As already said accused  
       Mishrilal   received   as   many   as   five   injuries,   which  
       were   dangerous   to   life.   Madhusudan   and  
       Jamunanprasad received simple injuries. In Ex. P­1  
       as   well   as   in   the   entire   deposition   of   PWs,   the  
       prosecution has not explained the injuries sustained  
       by the accused. The defence version is that on being  
       retreated the bullock­cart of Babulal, the complainant  
       party ­ Maharaj Singh, Gopal, Mathura Lal, Lakhan,  
       Jagdish, Mulia, Kailash and Karan Singh came with  
       lathis   and   farsa.   Mathura   Lal   hit   Mishrilal's   head  
       with   the   farsa   and   Babulal,   Maharaj   Singh   and  
       Karan Singh beat Mishrilal with lathis. Madhusudan  
       ran  to   save  his  father  Mishrilal   and  they  also   beat  
       him. When Jamunaprasad came to save, he was also  
       beaten  up and  on that  Jamunaprasad  ran  towards  
       the house and made two fires in the air to save his  
       father. It is the case of defence that the bullet, which  
       struck Bhavarsingh, came from towards the house of  
       Babulal.   In   the   face   of   defence   version,   which  
       competes in probability with that of the prosecution  
       case, it was mandatory on the part of the prosecution  
       to   have   explained   the   injuries   sustained   by   the  
       accused and non­explanation of the injuries is fatal to  
       the prosecution case. In Lakshmi Singh and others  
       v.  State  of Bihar,  (1976)  4  SCC  394,  referring to  
       earlier   decisions   in  Mohar   Rai   v.   State  of   Bihar,  
       (1968) 3 SCR 525: AIR 1968 SC 1281 : 1968 Cri  
       LJ 1479, it was held by this Court: ­



                "......where  the prosecution fails to explain  
                the   injuries   on   the   accused,   two   result  
                follow   :   (1)   that   the   evidence   of   the  

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                prosecution   witnesses   is   untrue;   and   (2)  
                that the injuries probabilise the plea taken  
                by the appellants...




                ...in a murder case, the non­explanation of  
                the   injuries   sustained   by   the   accused   at  
                about  the time of the occurrence or in the  
                course   of   altercation   is   a   very   important  
                circumstance   from   which   the   court   can  
                draw the following inferences :




                       (1)    that the prosecution has  
                       suppressed   the   genesis   and  
                       the   origin   of   the   occurrence  
                       and   has   thus   not   presented  
                       the true version;




                       (2)     that   the   witnesses   who  
                       have   denied   the   presence   of  
                       the   injuries   on   the   person   of  
                       the   accused   are   lying   on   a  
                       most   material   point   and  
                       therefore   their   evidence   is  
                       unreliable;




                       (3)     that   in   case   there   is   a  
                       defence version which explains  
                       the   injuries   on   the   person   of  


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                       the   accused   it   is   rendered  
                       probable so as to throw doubt  
                       on the prosecution case.

                The omission on the part of the prosecution  
                to explain the injuries on the person of the  
                accused assumes much greater importance  
                where the evidence consists of interested or  
                inimical   witnesses   or   where   the   defence  
                gives   a   version   which   competes   in  
                probability   with   that   of   the   prosecution  
                one...




                ...However  there  may  be  cases   where  the  
                non­explanation   of   the   injuries   by   the  
                prosecution may not affect the prosecution  
                case. This principle would obviously apply  
                to   cases   where   the   injuries   sustained   by  
                the   accused   are   minor   and   superficial   or  
                where the evidence is so clear and cogent,  
                so   independent   and   disinterested,   so  
                probable, consistent and creditworthy, that  
                it far outweighs the effect of  the  omission  
                on the part of the prosecution to explain the  
                injuries."

       18. In  State of Rajasthan Vs. Madho, 1991 (2)  
       RCR (Crl.) 463 (SC) : AIR 1991 SC 1065  at page  
       1067 this Court held as under :

                "The fact remains that both the respondents  

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skull as well as scapular region. If the prosecution witnesses shy away from the reality and do not explain the injuries caused to the respondents herein it casts a doubt on the genesis of the prosecution case since the evidence shows that these injuries were sustained in the course of the same incident. It gives the impression that the witnesses are suppressing some part of the incident. The High Court was, therefore, of the opinion that having regard to the fact that they have failed to explain the injuries sustained by the two respondents in the course of the same transaction, the respondents were entitled to the benefit of the doubt as it was hazardous to place implicit reliance on the testimony of the inured PW­2."

24. Similar view was expressed by Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of "Surender Paswan Vs. State of Jharkhand", 2004 (SC) 742.

25. In the connected cross Session case no.50/12 accused Krishan Kumar has deposed that after complainant Ranbir Singh gave injuries to Daryao Singh with ice picker while complainant Jagbir Singh caught hold of him, then his father (Puran Mal) pushed both the complainants aside, as a result of which both the complainants fell down. Further accused Puran Page No. 19 of 28.

SC No. 52/12. State Vs. Krishan Kumar & Other. Mal has broadly corroborated him and deposed that in order to save Daryao Singh from the complainants, he pushed accused Ranbir Singh back, as a result of which he fell down by his head on a cut tree branch nearby. Thus the prosecution in cross case had explained as to how the aforesaid simple injuries were received by both the complainants herein. Further the injuries to both the complainants herein were superficial and admittedly there was no bony or neurological injury. The MLCs Ex.PW­6/A and Ex.PW­6/B in this case which are Ex DW3/A and Ex DW3/B in cross Sessions case no.50/12 of complainants Jagbir Singh and Ranbir Singh respectively mention certain injuries, opined as simple and said injuries did not appear to be serious. Further in cross case DW3 Dr. Arunima Hajra, Medical Officer, RTRM Hospital, had stated that the said injuries could be possible with hitting by broken bottle or could be self­inflicted. Hence even self infliction of said injuries can not be ruled out. Further even if it is assumed that both the complainants had received injuries only in the incident still it is clear from the testimony of accused Krishan Kumar and Puran Mal in cross case that after complainant Ranbir Singh gave ice picker blows in the chest of Dariyao Singh, accused Puran Mal pushed both the complainants in order to save Dariyao Singh (and it was natural for him to do so being real brother of Dariyao Singh) and Page No. 20 of 28.

SC No. 52/12. State Vs. Krishan Kumar & Other. hence both the complainants fell down and also received injuries. Further PW­1 has admitted in this case that it is mentioned in his complaint Ex.PW­1/A in para 6 that accused persons pushed and struck Ranbir Singh against a tree outside the shop. PW­6 Ranbir Singh has also admitted that after dragging him out of the shop the accused person herein had pushed him as a result of which he collided with the tree. Thus the injuries to both the complainants of this case have been explained.

26. However, in the cross State case, from the testimony of PW­1 and PW­2 wherein they claimed that at about 07.30 am, on the asking of Ranbir, Jagbir caught hold of Dariyao Singh (since deceased) from behind and Ranbir gave ice picker blows in the chest of Dariyao Singh, from the testimony of PW­7 who declared Dariyao Singh brought dead vide his MLC at 08.50 pm and from testimony of autopsy surgeon PW­9 who proved that Dariyao Singh died of hemorrhagic shock due to ante mortem two puncture wounds in his both lungs which were sufficient to cause his death individually and collectively and said injuries were possible from recovered ice picker (at the instance of Ranbir), the death of Dariyao Singh as a result of injuries received by him in the incident was held to be proved. However Page No. 21 of 28.

SC No. 52/12. State Vs. Krishan Kumar & Other. the claim of the complainants is that Dariyao Singh received injuries in the melee when the accused persons of this case were throwing bottles. Still no explanation has been given by complainants as to how the two fine stab injuries on vital part (chest) puncturing both the lungs were inflicted to Dariyao Singh. Even if claim of complainants in this regard is taken on face value, still there was no chance of Dariyao Singh receiving those injuries by throwing of bottles by other accused persons of this case. Also from the sequence of events and timings proved on record of cross case, it is evident that Dariyao Singh received injuries in the said incident only at about 07.30 am and was declared brought dead at 08.50 am as per his MLC.

27. Further the PW­1 Jagbir Singh has improved his testimony in connected cross case by deposing in this case that when he tried to rescue his brother, accused Sanjay and Dilbagh caught hold of him. He has further improved his testimony by claiming that some of the public persons gathered at the spot tried to save him and his brother. It is pertinent to mention that there is no such testimony of any public person. Further PW Ranbir has made improvement in his testimony by deposing that accused persons were saying "Aaj isko khatam karke iski kahani khatam kar dete hain". PW­8 Seema, wife of Page No. 22 of 28.

SC No. 52/12. State Vs. Krishan Kumar & Other. Jagbir, who was in police has admitted that she had not told the concerned doctor or the police about the injuries received by her husband and his brother although she has claimed that she accompanied them to hospital in PCR van.

28. There are large number of discrepancies and contradictions between the testimonies of the complainants herein in the connected cross State case wherein they are accused and their testimonies in this case, compared to original case mentioned in complaint.

29. Contradiction in testimony of complainants and their family members in cross State case :

In the cross Sessions case, as per the claim of the complainants Jagbir Singh and Ranbir Singh, eight accused persons namely Krishan Kumar (complainant/PW1), Puran Mal (PW2), Daryao Singh (deceased), Ram Phal, Hoshiar Singh (PW3), Sanjay @ Nanha, Dilbagh Singh and Subhash had initially trespassed into the shop of complainant Ranbir Singh and had beaten him there and thereafter had dragged him outside his shop, where he was beaten up with iron rods, dandas and lathies and when complainant Jagbir Singh Page No. 23 of 28.
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tried to intervene, he was similarly beaten up. In the said case in his testimony complainant Ranbir Singh has claimed that all the 8 assailants together armed with dandas, lathis and rods entered his shop and accused Krishan gave campa cola bottle blow on his head and then they dragged him outside the shop and gave beatings (outside the shop) with aforesaid weapons and on hearing the noise, his mother who had come to serve tea to him, came to his rescue (However, in this case he has improved his testimony by saying that Krishan gave a blow of iron rod also on his head). Further in her testimony in cross case, Smt. Satwanti, mother of both complainants, claims to have witnessed the incident from the very start, thus contradicting the version of complainant Ranbir Singh. Further as per the testimony of Smt. Satwanti in cross case, initially only accused Dariyao Singh, Puran Mal and Krishan came to Ranbir's Shop, where accused Krishan gave campa cola bottle blow on the head of complainant Ranbir and thereafter accused Ramphal, Sanjay and Dilbagh reached the spot and then accused Subhash reached the spot and thereafter accused Hoshiyar reached there. This witness again has contradicted complainant Ranbir Singh who had deposed that all the 8 assailants Page No. 24 of 28.
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entered his shop together. Further complainant Jagbir who has claimed that he reached the spot on hearing noise of 'Bachao­Bachao', but has named only 7 of the alleged assailants and has not named the alleged 8th assailant Subhash whereas the case of the complainants (herein) in the cross Sessions case, as per the suggestion given to prosecution witnesses and as per their stand in their statements u/s.313 CrPC, is that all the 8 assailants were involved in inflicting injuries to them. Further complainant Jagbir Singh has claimed in cross case that accused Krishan gave 'danda' blow on the head of complainant Ranbir but Ranbir Singh has not claimed so. Smt. Satwanti, mother of both the complainants herein has further contradicted complainats Jagbir Singh and Ranbir Singh by deposing in cross case that accused Hoshiyar hit complainants Ranbir with the lathi on his head. Accused Hoshiyar Singh has categorically deposed in cross case that he reached the spot after the incident had taken place. Further complainant Ranbir Singh has claimed in cross case that he got unconscious due to injuries, but as per prosecution witnesses he was removed from spot in conscious state and even his MLC does not corroborate his version on this point. Further Smt. Page No. 25 of 28.
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Satwanti, mother of both the complainants herein has claimed that accused Hoshiyar hit complainants Jagbir on his hands with a lathi whereas complainant Jagbir has not claimed so. In her cross examination she has voluntarily stated that Jagbir was not present at the spot, thus contradicting her earlier version. Further Bhoop Singh, father of both the complainants herein has claimed in cross case that both his sons became unconscious, although not claimed so by complainant Jagbir.

30. The injuries claimed by the complainants do not corroborate with their medical evidence. Had accused side consisting of 8 persons beaten both the complainants severely with dandas, lathis and iron rods as claimed by them, they would have suffered much grave injuries, then seen in their MLCs, which is not the case herein. Rather a suggestion was given on behalf of the State in the cross case that the MLCs of both the complainants were manipulated with the help of wife of Jagbir Singh, who was working in police, to show in defence, since Daryao Singh had expired in the incident. It was also the claim of the prosecution in the cross case that this case was initiated after considerable lapse of time by the complainants and no such complaint in writing was given either to the police or to the concerned ld. MM immediately after the incident and Page No. 26 of 28.

SC No. 52/12. State Vs. Krishan Kumar & Other. both the complainants even did not mention their version to the concerned ld. MM when they were produced in custody and hence the defence of both the complainants is not probable and tenable. Admittedly the first complaint as per PW­4 HC Dayaram from office of Commissioner of Police in writing from the side of complainants made on their counter version was dated 29.4.2004, thereby meaning that no complaint for about 11 days in writing from the date of incident was made to police or its higher authorities. No explanation justifying the delay has been given by the complainants. Further the claim of complainant Ranbir in cross case that accused Puran Mal was drunk is not clearly corroborated by MLC (in cross case) of accused Puran Mal wherein only smell of alcohol is mentioned and no percentage of alcohol in his blood is mentioned. Also accused Puran Mal has given the explanation in cross case that he was having toothache and hence had used cotton dipped in alcohol on his teeth. Also from the smell of alcohol only, no adverse influence regarding culpability of accused Puran Mal can be drawn.

31. The complainants have tried to show that accused persons were the aggressors and they are the victims. However as discussed above they have not explained the injuries to Page No. 27 of 28.

SC No. 52/12. State Vs. Krishan Kumar & Other. accused Puran Mal, Krishan Kumar and deceased Dariyao Singh. Hence applying the ratio of aforesaid cases, either the evidence of the material prosecution witnesses regarding incident as claimed by them, is untrue or the injuries to accused persons and Dariyao Singh probabilise the plea taken by accused persons. Even otherwise the version of complainants does not inspire confidence considering the entire material on record of this case as well as cross case. They do not appear to be truthful and their testimony is not trustworthy. Thus, the prosecution has not been able to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt against accused persons.

32. Hence in view of the aforesaid discussions, all the accused persons namely Krishan Kumar, Puran Mal, Ram Phal, Hoshiar Singh, Sanjay @ Nanha, Dilbagh Singh and Subhash are acquitted for the offences u/s 149 IPC, u/s 452 r/w/s 149 IPC, u/s 341 r/w/s 149 IPC and u/s 308 r/w/s 149 IPC. Announced in the open Court on 19.12.2014.

(ASHUTOSH KUMAR) ADDITIONAL SESSIONS JUDGE­3 :

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