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Yakub Khan and Jubair Khan Vs The State of Jharkhand

Case No: Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 711 of 2012

Date of Decision: Nov. 6, 2012

Hon'ble Judges: Prashant Kumar, J; Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel, J

Bench: Division Bench

Advocate: A.K. Kashyap and Mr. Ajit Kumar Dubey, for the Appellant; Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, Assistant Public Prosecutor, for the State, for the Respondent

Final Decision: Dismissed

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Judgement

D.N. Patel, J.@mdashBoth these appeals have already been admitted and the records and proceedings was called from the trial court for

considering the prayer for suspension of sentence of the appellants. These appeals are arising out of the same judgment and order of conviction

dated 11th June, 2012 passed in Sessions Trial No. 75 of 1994. Record and proceedings of the trial court have been received. The appellants in

Cr. Appeal No. 711 of 2012 are original accused nos. 2 and 3 and appellant in Cr. Appeal No. 761 of 2012 is original accused No. 1. Having

heard counsel for both the sides and looking to the evidences on record, it appears that there is a prima facie case against these appellants. As the

criminal appeals are pending, we are not much analyzing the records, but, suffice it to say that the case of the prosecution is based upon several

eye witnesses, who are P.W. 5, P.W. 6 and P.W. 7 and looking to their depositions it appears that they have narrated clearly the role played by

these appellants-accused in the occurrence. The weapon used by original accused No. 1 is sharp cutting weapon. Original accused nos. 2 and 3,

who are appellants in Cr. Appeal No. 711 of 2012, had caught hold of the deceased and original accused No. 1 has caused injuries upon the

deceased. Looking to the medical evidences, there are five injuries upon the body of the deceased. Thus, the role played by all the appellants are

most crucial as per the prosecution case based upon the depositions of the eye witnesses. Moreover, the F.I.R. is immediate in nature. The

incident has took place on 05.04.1990 at night about 1.00 a.m. and the F.I.R. has been lodged on 6th April, 1990 at about 5.30 p.m. The

appellants are named in the F.I.R. and the role played by the appellants were also narrated in the F.I.R. Looking to theses evidences on record,

there is prima facie a case against these appellants in both the appeals.

2. Counsels for the appellants have argued out the case at much length with fine nicety of the evidences on record and they have pointed out that

neither the Doctor nor the Investigating Officer have been examined in this case and therefore, the sentence awarded to the appellants may be

suspended. Moreover, it has also been argued that the F.I.R., which was lodged, has been reached to the concerned Magistrate on 9th April,

1990. These arguments are not accepted by this Court looking to paragraph No. 15 (iii) and (iv) of the judgment of the trial court. In view of these

facts and also looking to the gravity of offence, quantum of punishment and the manner in which the appellants are involved in the offence, as

alleged by the prosecution, we are not inclined to suspend the sentence, awarded by the trial court, to the present appellants in both the appeals.

Hence, the prayer for suspension of sentence is, hereby, rejected.