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4.12   PW­12   Dinesh   Kumar,   JMRO  AIIMS   proved   the postmortem   report   no.   1077/18   of   deceased   Surender   Kumar   Ex. PW12/A.  4.13 PW­13 Jugnu deposed that on 22.10.2008 he was working as a time keeper at Skyline Engineering Contracts India Pvt. Ltd. at Today Hotel, OIA Phase­1 and on that day he received a call from the gate that somebody has fallen down while working. He further deposed that at about 5­5.30 am when he reached at the gate he found that Surender was brought to the gate by the guard. He further deposed that they noticed that blood was coming out from the ears of Surender and   he  alongwith  some  persons   took   Surender  to   hospital   which  is near   at   the   left   hand   of   Okhla   Gole   chakkar   to   Kalkaji.   He   further deposed that Surender was declared brought dead by the doctor and thereafter they brought back dead body of Surender to hotel and police was   informed   and   investigation   was   conducted   by   the   police.   He further deposed that IO seized the copy of attendance register vide seizure memo Ex. PW4/C which was presented by him to IO and left the job. He correctly identified the accused in the Court. 

1) There was an act / omission on part of the accused
2) Said act was rash or negligent to endanger the human life
3) Because of the said act Surender Kumar fell down from the second floor of the site and succumbed to the injuries. 
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8. As per the case of prosecution M/s Today Hotel have entered into a construction contract with M/s Sky Line Engineering Contracts India Pvt. Ltd. regarding the construction work to be conducted at the site of M/s Today Hotel. In order to prove the same the prosecution has placed on recored the copy of agreement entered into between Today Hotel and M/s Sky Line Engineering Contracts India Pvt. Ltd. Nikhil   Kinna   who   appeared   as   PW­11   prove   the   fact   that   he   had handed   over   the   said   contract   to   investigation   agencies.   Although there is no witness brought forth by the prosecution to prove that the said   contract   was   entered   into   between   Hotel   Today   and   Skyline Engineering Contracts India Pvt. Ltd., however execution of same is not denied by the accused. Furthermore, accused in his statement u/s 313 Cr.P.C admitted the execution of said contract between M/s Today Hotel and M/s Sky Line Engineering Contracts India Pvt. Ltd.

Perusal   of   contract   reveals   that   as   per   the   safety   rules,   the contractor is liable to comply with the safety of labour and welfare rules and all the safety equipments are to be provided by the contractor.

9. As such it was for the prosecution to prove that the construction work   was   carried   under   the   supervision   of   accused   Kamal   Prasad Chauhan and further that accused was entrusted by the M/s Sky Line Engineering   Contracts   India   Pvt.   Ltd.   with   the   safety   gears   to   be provided to the workers working at the construction site of M/s Today Hotel.

10. Accused   Kamal   Prasad   Chauhan   was   named   by   the   witness Jugnu (Jagnu), S/o Kishan Lal in his statement u/s 161 CrPC wherein he has stated that he was working as Time Keeper with M/s Sky Line Engineering   Contracts   India   Pvt.   Ltd.   and   that   he   and   deceased Surender have asked Kamal Prasad Chauhan several times to put a railing at the place from where the deceased has fallen down, however he did not pay any heed to their request. He further stated that Kamal Prasad Chauhan did not use to provide any safety gears to the staff members at the construction site.