guilty for the offence under Section 3 of
the Prevention of Witchcraft(Daain) Practices Act. All the
sentences have however been directed to run concurrently ... accused generally used to abuse the
deceased by calling her Daain.
On the basis of the aforesaid Fardbeyan,
Dumka(M)Masanjore PS Case
Sections 3 / 4 of the Prevention of
Witch (Daain)Practices Act and sentenced to undergo rigorous
imprisonment for life and also to pay a fine ... months,
respectively under Sections 3 / 4 of the Prevention of Witch
(Daain)Practices Act.
2. The prosecution case, as it appears from the
Fradbeyan
well as Section 4 of the Prevention of
Witch (Daain) Practices Act and sentenced to undergo rigorous
imprisonment for life under Sections ... months under Section 4 of the Prevention of Witch (Daain) Practices
Act. The sentences so passed were directed to run concurrently.
2. The facts, reveal
under sections 3/4 of Prevention of Witch
(Daain) Practices Act, pending in the court learned Chief Judicial Magistrate,
Palamau at Daltonganj.
Learned counsel ... evident that the
allegation of assault and labeling the informant as Daain is omnibus and the
offence under sections
Penal
Code read with Section 3 / 4 of the Prohibition of Witch(daain) Practices Act.
Learned counsel has submitted that the allegation is that ... panchyant convened by the informant these petitioners had called her a
'daain'. It is also alleged that they had assaulted the informant. That
Dawli (sharp
cutting weapon). The appellant was suspecting the deceased as
Witch (Daain) and that is why he has killed her. On the basis ... Indian Penal Code and
section 3/4 of Prevention of Witch (Daain) Practices Act was framed
to which the appellant pleaded not guilty and claimed
trial for committing murder of
Saniaro Mundain taking her to be the Daain. The trial court
having found the appellant guilty for both the charges ... Indian Penal Code and also under Section 3/4 of Witch
(Daain) Practices Act, 1999 vide judgment dated 26.06.2006
and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment
wherein she alleged that the prosecution side called
her 'Daain' and was forcing to gobble dirty soil. Learned counsel
submits that
sections 4 and 5 of the Prevention of Witch (daain)
Practices Act, 1999 against the complainant and others though
subsequently on 10.4.2014 for the occurrence
Indian Penal Code and
Section 3/4 of the Daain Act.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the
present petitioners are the close family
