Mohinder Singh went to the Tehsil Office to companytact the Tehsildar who was also the Executive Magistrate.
Unfortunately, Kiran Bala passed away on the same day.
In the Civil Hospital, Mohinder Singh companytacted Dr. Kewal Singh at about 9.30 a.m. and he certified that Kiran Bala was fit to make a statement.
Finding that he was number available and since a Judicial Magistrate was number located in Tanda, Mohinder Singh went to the Civil Hospital apparently to obtain first hand information of the events.
Since her companydition appeared to be serious, Dr. Kewal Singh the Medical Officer informed the Assistant Sub Inspector of Police, Mohinder Singh, through a memo, of her admission in the hospital with 90 burns.
Thereafter, Mohinder Singh recorded the statement of Kiran Bala in vernacular in the presence of Dr. Kewal Singh and Dr. Satpal Singh, Medical Officer.
An endorsement was made on the statement by Dr. Kewal Singh and Dr. Satpal Singh to the effect that Kiran Bala had given her statement in their presence.
In the meanwhile, based on the statement given by Kiran Bala, Mohinder Singh began investigating into the occurrence.
On 5th May, 1994 he arrested the appellant who had been absconding till then and on companypletion of investigations, he filed a challan in which the appellant was accused of having driven Kiran Bala to companymit suicide.
The statement was read over to her and after she admitted the companytents to be true, her signature and right thumb impression was taken on the statement.
