This appeal has been preferred against the judgment and order dated 11.11.2009 passed by the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi in Criminal Appeal No.580 of 2002 whereby the High Court upheld the companyviction and sentence of the appellant awarded by the Trial Court and dismissed the appeal filed by the appellant.
Aggrieved by the aforesaid judgment and order of companyviction passed by the 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Jamtara, the appellant filed an appeal before the High Court of Jharkhand.
The Court of 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Jamtara after examining the prosecution and the defence evidence brought on record, vide its judgment and order dated 7.9.2002, companyvicted the appellant under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code IPC and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for eight years.
The appellant approached this Court by filing special leave petition.
The State of Jharkhand has filed its companynter affidavit.
This Court issued numberice to the State limited to the quantum of sentence.
On 10.09.1999 her daughter Rita was killed by setting her on fire by her husband Rash Bihari Pal, father in law Triveni Pal, mother in law Paroli Pal, brother in law Dasu Pal, Sadhan Pal, Nimai Pal and Uttam Pal.
On the basis of the fardbeyan, an FIR was registered on 11.09.1999 at Police Station Nala Bindapathar, Sub Division Jamtara, District Dumka and after investigation, charge sheet was submitted against the appellant Rash Bihari Pal and four other persons.
Brief facts of this case are recapitulated as under One Anil Kumar Chandra son of late Narendra Nath Chandra, resident of Sarani, P.S. Tundi, District Dhanbad gave his fardbeyan at Village Dumaria to B. Singh, ASI, P.S. Bindapathar, stating that his daughter was married to Ras Bihari Pal son of Triveni Pal in 1996.
The High Court dismissed the appeal filed by the appellant and upheld the companyviction and sentence of the appellant as awarded by the 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Jamtara.
In the beginning, the relation between them was companydial but after some time, her in laws started demanding money, TV, etc.
Leave granted.
After taking companynizance, the case was companymitted to the Court of Sessions for trial.
and started torturing his daughter Rita.
