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rt Kamlesh and Jasbir had also reached there. Accused tried to run away from the house of Swaroop Chand. Sunil Kumar tried to nab him but the accused pushed him aside and ran away from the spot. Sunil Kumar went inside the room of Kalpana. He saw that Kalpana had been set on fire. She was lying on the floor. Sunil Kumar, Kamlesh and Jasbir asked Kalpana what had happened.

She told that accused had poured kerosene oil on her and set her on fire. Kalpana was taken to the link road where Ambulance (108) had reached. Police had also reached the spot. She was taken to the hospital. Medical Officer CHC Thural had also informed the SHO about the incident. On receiving information from Medical Officer, ASI Daya Ram alongwith HHC Tilak Raj and Constable Rajesh went to the CHC Thural. ASI Daya Ram moved an application Ext. PW-12/A seeking opinion of the Medical Officer, whether Kalpana was fit to give statement. The Medical Officer opined that she was fit to give statement. ASI Daya Ram recorded the statement of Kalpana, in the presence of Medical Officer, CHC Thural. The Medical Officer attested the statement. It was read .

When he reached his house, Kamlesh and Jasbir were also present. The accused was trying to run away from the room of house of Swaroop Chand. He tried to catch the accused. He pushed him and ran away from the spot. Thereafter, they went inside the room of Kalpana and saw that Kalpana was burnt. They .

asked Kalpana about the incident. She told that accused had thrown kerosene oil on her and set her on fire. They took Kalpana towards the link road where Ambulance and police had also reached. They took Kalpana to the hospital. Police recorded his of statement Ext. PW-1/A. He showed the spot to the police. Police took photographs of Can containing kerosene oil, Dupatta, burnt rt pieces of clothes and match stick on the spot. These were taken into possession by the police and sealed in three parcels on the spot. In his cross-examination, he deposed that on 10.8.2013, he had not gone for work. Room of Kalpana was not bolted from outside at that time. He came to know that Kalpana had died nine days after the incident.

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20. What emerges from the appraisal of statements of the witnesses is that the accused trespassed into the house where Kalpana was present, on 10.8.2013. He forced Kalpana to marry him. She refused to marry him. Thereafter he poured kerosene oil on her and put her on fire. He was seen at the spot by PW-1 Sunil Kumar. PW-1 Sunil Kumar has categorically stated that he was .

present in his house on 10.8.2013 at about 2-2.30 PM. He heard cries coming from the house of Swaroop Chand. He reached the spot. Kamlesh and Jasbir were present there. Accused tried to run away. He tried to catch him. However, accused pushed him and of ran way. Thereafter, they went inside the room and found that Kalpana was burnt. They inquired from Kalpana about the rt incident. She told that accused had poured kerosene oil on her and had put her on fire. Statement of PW-1 Sunil Kumar is duly corroborated by PW-4 Swaroop Chand. He testified that on 10.8.2013, he was out of house. He received a telephone call at 2.50 PM from Kamlesh Kumari. She disclosed that accused had entered his house and poured kerosene oil on his daughter and set her ablaze. He reached his house and found that his daughter was lying on the floor. She was badly burnt. Thereafter, she was taken to the hospital. Kalpana has told him that accused was insisting her to marry him and when she refused, he set her on fire. PW-6 Jasbir is the brother of the deceased. He has also testified that his mother, father and grandmother were not at home. He heard cries of his sister. He went to the spot. His Aunt Kamlesh and one Sunil Kumar were already on the spot. He saw accused coming out of the room of old house. Accused tried to run away. Sunil Kumar tried to catch him. However, accused ran away from the spot. After that his aunt and Sunil Kumar went inside the room and found his sister in a burnt condition. They asked his sister about the .

incident. She told that accused entered the room. He asked her to marry him and when she refused to do so, he set her on fire by pouring kerosene oil. PW-13 Dr. Vijay Arora has conducted the post-mortem. According to him, cause of death was shock due to of ante-mortem burns, which were sufficient to cause death in the ordinary course of nature. According to the FSL report, Ext. PB,

21. rt kerosene oil was detected in parcels P/1, P/2 and P/3.