When the information of this incident was given to me while sleeping I was surprised and started weeping and the neighbour took me and Meera to their flat companysoling us.
In the opinion of the Doctor this injury companyld have been caused by a blunt object.
Some facts which have emerged from the letters written by deceased Veena to her mother and sister require to be numbericed Humiliating treatment was meted out to Veena and her parents The following extracts from the letter of Veena addressed to her mother Ex.
Meera opened the door.
That in 1981 in the month of August, I suffered from apolloxy and for the treatment my diagnosis was done in the laboratory of Banaras University and I was treated there from 8.9.81 to 1.2.82 as outdoor patient.
The husband was sentenced to death.
He started weeping.
The High Court on the other hand proceeded on the footing that it was number a case of accident.
He has further stated that Veena companyld number be informed about the fact that she had been granted permission, till her death The next witness examined by accused Dr. Narendra was Dr. Surendra Mishra, Reader and Head of the Department of Neurology, Institute of Medical Science, BHU, Varanasi DW 4 .
3 If possible please tell Babooji that he should try for my appointment as Lecturer in Patna at Panna Lal Mahila College through the grandfather of Summan.
He waited for some time and again he knocked at the door.
3 will support this companyclusion Babooji had companye here, but I would number ask him to stay, because when my own life here is difficult then what I can do for you people None of you should companye here because I cannot tolerate your insult.
He knocked at the door.
In the first week of July, 1984 she returned to her parental house at Patna.
When she enter the fiat, she found that a dead body was burning.
The stomach companytained semi digested food, rice and vegetables.
After the bridal party returned with the bride on February 18, 1984 Veena was number brought to her husbands flat Flat No.
who were the only inmates in occupation of the flat at the time of the occurrence, guilt of companymitting her murder.
Meera was weeping.
For about a week or so she remained at Dildarnagar and then she was brought to her husbands flat at Banaras.
Both the accused Narendra Nath and Meera were found absconding after the lodging of the F.I.R. P.W. 10 Hridaynarain, Sub Inspector of Police has given statement that he had gone to Dildarnagar on 19.9.1984 in search of accused Meera but she was number available there and, therefore, the goods of the house of Dildarnagar were attached to execute the processes of attachment under Section 82 and 83 Cr.
She found smoke and blackening in verandah, kitchen and bathroom.
It may be mentioned that the panchnama was made before the dead body of Veena was removed, as per Ex.
It was also revealed that scalp, skull and bones were burnt.
Right foot is disarticulated at ankle join because of charring of bones.
He splashed water from the bucket on the burning body.
in Botony from Patna by burning on the night between 11 12th September, 1984, within barely nine months of her marriage with a doctor husband.
That as per the 4 .
I am filing the documents in this companynection.
These three were the only occupants of the flat.
When Dr. Tiwari was seen his diagnosis was written as Hysteria virus appoloxy, but in the outer records the diagnosis was shown as temporal lobe apolloxy.
Accused Narendra, then came out.
PW 2 and PW 5 has been accepted by the trial companyrt which companyvicted both the accused.
The marriage took place on 17th February, 1984.
One of the circumstances on which reliance has been placed by the trial companyrt is that the husband was number traceable for about a month.
These companypanion appeals, by the father of the wife and by the State, arise from the said order of acquittal.
They appealed.
No companyked food or tea was found in the kitchen.
In their presence a panchnama of the articles found from the kitchen and other parts of the flat were seized under Panchnama Ex.
Veena had resolved to break with her husband and return to her parents place in Patna and to secure a job as a Lecturer or some other job and start a new life of her own at Patna The following extracts from Exs.
It was alleged that Dr. Tewari had illicit, incestuous relations with his 22 year old niece, Ms. Sunanda Chaturvedi a medical student who was admittedly numberinated by him as beneficiary on the death of the insured in a 25 years life policy of Rs.
The High Court has also accepted the evidence of two witnesses in toto.
DW 2 Dr. Devindra Nath Tewari, Reader in Botony, center for Advance Studies in Botony, BHU, Varanasi has given evidence that in July, 1984 the husband Dr. Narendra had companytacted him DW 2 for admission of his wife Veena in Ph.
Narendra appeared to be in a perplexed companydition and started companysoling Meera.
The prosecution case which was accepted by the trial companyrt was that it was number accident or suicide but it was a case of murder.
She was taken to the house of her husbands parents at Dildarnagar where she remained for about four days.
The real question is as to whether she companymitted suicide because her matrimonial life was disturbed or whether she was physically eliminated by her husband who was number happy with the matrimonial life.
That is why the trial companyrt companyvicted the husband and his sister whereas the High Court acquitted them.
He stated that the tests were number companyclusive one way or the other.
Extramural hemorrhage in area of 8 cm x 11 cm on left parietal region of brain.
Veena remained at the flat for nearly two months.
The opinion of the Doctor who performed the post mortem was that the death had been occasioned by shock as a result of burn injuries.
Veena however was number brought to Banaras from Patna.
to be performed alongwith my parents 4.
after the death of Therefore after his my brother in law I death there is numberody went and sometimes I to take care of use to companye to stay Sananda.
37 was broken open in the presence of Proctor of the University Dr. Hanuman Ram and other witnesses.
Therefore the medicines given were very strong, sedative and patient becomes deep slumber after taking the dose in the night.
The dead body was sent for post mortem, and the flat was looked up.
There is ample evidence to show that there was discord between the husband and the wife and that she was unhappy and that the relations between the husband and the wife were extremely strained.
The diagnosis of temporal lobe apolloxy was made on 8.9.81.
Then accused Narendra quietly made himself scarce for about a month.
That Sunanda in Dildarnagar, we daughter of Gorakh all went to Nath Chaturvedi was Dildarnagar, with studying in Patna necessary apprels.
As the said incident occurred in my flat I did number like to stay there, and I went to Dildar Nagar as some rights to be performed alongwith my parents, so alongwith necessary apprels.
That is how the occurrence came to light.
The sister in law was sentenced to imprisonment for life.
He asked Meera as to what was the matter.
37 in the Teachers Flats in the campus of Banaras Hindu University BHU in Banaras.
Veena died an unnatural death by burning on 12th September, 1984.
She went running to the flat of accused Narendra.
The body was found in a pugilistic attitude.
PW 2 Ram Prasad was a milkman who was supplying milk to accused Narendra.
When the door was opened he found that smoke was companying out from inside of the house.
Of companyrse under cross examination he acceded to the suggestion that it companyld have also been caused by a fall.
I had to companytinue this treatment for 5 years.
Please write to me.
Thus, though the matrimonial life stretched for 7 months, in reality they stayed together for less than three months.
Scalp, hair are also sigged and scalp on left side of head companypletely burnt and charred Contusion 5 cm x 2 cm on the right parietal area of the head.
The evidence pertaining to absconding on the part of accused Narendra has number been dealt with by the High Court, but it has been summarized by the trial companyrt in the following passage The companyduct of absconding of accused is also a factor which can be used for cementing the prosecution evidence.
On February 22, 1984 she returned to Patna.
The High Court on the other hand was of the view that suicide cannot be excluded.
He does number even suggest or hint at any reason.
Before I companyld have thought to inform the police the police had reached my flat as somebody had informed the police.
The last funeral of Veena took place upto 8.30 p.m. on 12.9.
The death of Veena occurred in the kitchen of the two bed room flat of the husband of which he with his wife and his sister Meera were the only occupants at about 4.00 A.M. At 7.00 A.M. the milkman repeatedly knocked as the ringing of the call bell did number evoke any response.
The post mortem examination revealed that there were three ante mortem injuries which have been described as under Derombepidermal burn all over the body including palm and soles, left lower extremity part of the back are deeply burnt and muscles charred.
A short while thereafter accused Meera opened the door.
The door of the kitchen was opened.
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According to the evidence PW 5 Dr. Qamar Jahan, who was occupying flat No.
In the original records there was numbernoting of any abnormality, though in the Outer Record somebody had referred to abnormality at two places before EEG.
The trial companyrt has relied on the medical evidence and the relevant circumstances in forming the opinion that the unnatural death of Veena was number suicidal but was homicidal.
The stove was in the upper rack of the kitchen.
45 in the same block, at about 7.00 a.m. someone shouted that a woman was burning.
On 19th September, 1984, after obtaining orders from the companypetent authority the lock of flat No.
The evidence of the two witnesses mentioned above viz.
The witness said that it was number possible for him to say on the basis of the records with him whether the patient was number suffering from Hysteria after 1982 as there was numberrecord companycerning his decease after 1982 available with him.
FEG and several other tests which he had taken were found to be numbermal.
I was Sunanda and to look living in the hostel after her education.
The stove was number burning.
Other patients suffering from such disease work numbermally on heavy dose of medication.
In cross examination it has been stated by PW 2 that when he enquired from Meera as to how the smoke was companying, she looked towards the kitchen and shouted.
Why did Veena companymit suicide ?
The bell did number evoke any response and the door was number opened.
On June 9, 1984 she went to Dildarnagar with her be longings to her in laws place and from there to Kodasaha, the place of Devendra, the step brother of her husband.
In the original record which he had with him, it was mentioned that the EEG was numbermal.
Brain was companygested and companyked.
It was elicited in her cross examination that she joined the demonstrations and strike from the next day as she felt that it was number a case of accident and the Police were number taking proper action.
She had left half of her luggage at Dildarnagar and the remaining half at Kodasaha.
One stove was on the platform of the kitchen but it was number burning.
The High Court was of the opinion that it was number established.
Some water had already been thrown over the body by the people present there.
4 Do number worry for me.
The evidence of PW 16 Veer Bahadur Singh, Deputy Security Officer BHU, Banaras who had accompanied Dr. Hanuman Ram, Proctor of BHU shows that on September 12, 1984 all the articles in the kitchen were properly arranged in almirahs and he has number found any burnt tin or utensils on the floor of the kitchen.
Still the door was number opened.
He came out and shouted.
Within 20 days thereafter she died of burns on the night between September 11 and 12, 1984, between midnight and 7.00 a.m. accepting the Doctors opinion the High Court formed the opinion that the death occurred at about 4.00 a.m. She remained with her husband for only 2 months from 9th April 1984 to 9th June, 1984 and later on for about 23 days from 23rd August, 1984 till her death on September 12, 1984.
4 letter to father If you can do, then please try for my service at any place.
She remained at Kodasaha for sometime.
If possible, please drop a letter to Parmotendra Jeejaji about my job Veena was reassuring her father and was anxious to relieve the distress of her parents Ex.
According to the prosecution the root cause was the licentious companyduct of the husband Dr. Tewari who indulged in extra marital relations with other women.
These were opened by the people who had companylected there.
Now I have very much tired from fighting with myself.
8, I was married with Veena.
According to records Dr. Tiwari was taking the prescribed medicines since 1979.
Then she had gone to fetch Narendra.
He started supplying milk from September 2, 1984 that is to say some ten days prior to the occurrence On the day of the occurrence he had gone to deliver milk to the flat of accused Narendra, at 7.00 a.m. Repressed the call bell as was his usual practice.
This points at the companyclusion that the accused were number taken by surprise and they were aware of the fact that Veena was burning in the kitchen.
with Veena.
By getting a job anywhere my life would become regular.
On that day she was brought back to her husbands fiat at Banaras.
In her letter to her sister Prem Lata, she has written If possible you ask the brother in law to arrange a job for me and if there is any chance of getting the job you inform me as I want to join the service as early as possible.
There was numberlight in the kitchen and all the articles in the kitchen were kept properly arranged.
In the examination in chief he stated that after taking the medicine for a year or so the extra ordinary sleep of a patient does number arise.
After two minutes Narendra had companye out.
The flat was occupied by Veenas husband and her sister in law Meera sister of Dr. Narendra .
He has deposed that Dr. Narendra had companye to his Department for his own treatment in 1981 and Dr. Narendra was studying for MS and had written the case history himself.
The letter written by her on June 14, 1984 mentions that her companynections with Banaras were virtually severed.
No articles were however seized on that day.
Even during the short span of 7 months they lived together for a very short time.
She found that a large number of persons had companylected there.
The High Court has set aside the order of companyviction and sentence as against both holding that suicide cannot be excluded.
That is how the occurrence came to light.
The trial companyrt accepted the prosecution version regarding promiscuous companyduct of the husband.
It appear that her legs were burning.
The dining room and the adjoining kitchen were filled with smoke.
The people living in the adjoining flats started companying out and somebody gave him a bucket of water.
A neighbour was bringing water from the adjoining flat All the windows and ventilators of the flat were closed.
When he took two steps inside he saw that a dead body was burning in the kitchen.
The panchnama reveals that all the articles in the kitchen were properly arranged on the racks.
3 The trial companyrt companycluded that accident and suicide were excluded, and that the unnatural death by burning was homicidal.
Meera looked back and called her brother.
He categorically stated that he did number see any stove in the kitchen.
It will be companyvenient at this juncture to advert to the evidence as to how the occurrence came to light.
I sent the information to my parents and in laws, of this incident.
D. in Botony and that he had forwarded the form to the Selection Committee which had approved her application for admission and that the witness had been appointed as her Guide Supervisor.
It was suggested to him that the people who had companylected there had prevented accused Narendra from going near the dead body but he denied this.
To a f question whether there was a rumour on the next day that Veena had been murdered she stated that such a rumour was spreading on the very same day, but numberody was willing to say it openly and the matter came to be discussed openly only on the next day.
PW 2 told accused Narendra that the fire should be extinguished first.
Love to Neera, Nisha and Munna, Parnam to Father.
The certificate issued by Dr. Katiyar on 19.10.84 was to the effect that Dr. Tiwari had become fit for his job though he did number mention whether he was free from the disease.
DW 1 Shri Kanhaiya Lal Chaturvedi, Medical Research Technician, Sir Sunder Lal Hospital, BHU, Varanasi has given evidence to the effect that Shri Chaturvedi, brother in law of accused Dr. Narendra was admitted to the Hospital on 11th February, 1984 and that he died on 27th February, 1984.
I cannot write you the reason for doing so in my letter.
50,000/ taken out by Dr. Tewari on his own life on 28,3.1984 within less than 1 1/2 months of his marriage with deceased Veena a marriage which fetched him a dowry of Rs.
Accused Narendra and accused Meera were present in the flat and were weeping and hugging each other but they did number try to extinguish the fire.
The husband has adduced defence evidence of five witnesses.
During this period in December, 1981 Dr. Katiyar has referred me to the department of Radio diagnosis of All India Medical Institute, New Delhi where my brain scanning was done and X Ray was also taken.
The matrimonial life of deceased Veena and accused Narendra was of a very short duration for about 7 months.
4 I have brought with me almost my entire articles from Banaras out of which I had kept half of the goods in Dildarnagar.
If possible please ask Babooji to apply for me for research, or if in any way I may get any service there I am ready to join.
As the panchnama shows, an empty companytainer 6f kerosene was found in the kitchen.
He has however stated that after the tests everything was found numbermal.
She remained at Patna till August 23, 1984.
Dr. Narendra and Meera respectively were companyvicted by the trial companyrt for the murder of the wife under Section 302 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code.
Smoke was seen companying out and the dead body of Veena was found in the kitchen.
