Punjab State And Others vs Chintu Devi And Others on 20 December, 2011
6.1 Doctor Naresh Tiwari (PW13), deposed that on 07.10.2010, at
about 02:30 am, one persons Anju w/o Sh. Chintu, 20 years was brought in the
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casualty by police Constable Beer Singh, Police Station Badarpur. Patient was in an
unresponsive stage and Rigermortis was present over the dead body. PW13
deposed that the ligature marks were present around neck and he declared the
patient "brought dead". Dead body was sealed and sent to Forensic Department for
postmortem examination. He prepared MLC (Ex.PW13/A) of Anju (deceased).
6.2 Doctor Akhilesh Raj (PW1), conducted the postmortem on the dead
body of the Anju (deceased) w/o of Chintu 19 years female at the mortuary of
AIIMS Hospital on 10.10.2010. Dead body was identified by her father Sh. Anirudh
Prasad. PW1 deposed that "rigormortis was found to be passed of. Postmortem
staining was present over legs. Greenish discolourration was present over right iliac
for side. A reddish brown ligature mark present over upper one third of the neck, five
centimeter from chin and 11 centimeter from suprasternal notch having width of two
centimeter". Cause of death was found as "asphyxia due to hanging". PW1 proved
postmortem report (Ex.PW1/A). PW1 deposed that "ligature material was yellow
Chunni in two pieces, 120 centimeter and 80 centimeter respectively and one red
rope of 240 centimeter, was present alogwith aforesaid chunni pieces. Chunni's
width was 1.8 centimeter".