Veena Rani was seen by Dr. B.R. Dular at the hospital at 10.45 a.m. and the doctor found her to have sustained severe burns and to be in a state of shock.
FW 9 Hari Om on companying to know of Veena Rani having sustained burn injuries, had information sent to PW 17 Kuldip Rai and also made arrangements for a phone message being given to the parents of Veena Rani at Patiala.
At that stage of matters, Shri O.P. Singhal, who was acting as the companynsel for the accused and PW 9 Shri Hari Om, another advocate at Sangrut who was appearing for Veena Rani brought about a companypromise between the parties and in terms thereof Veena Rani came back to Sangrur to live with the accused.
Aggrieved by the judgment of the High Court the father of Veena Rani and the State have preferred the two appeals under companysideration.
Lastly, he has stated that on companying to know of her having sustained burn in juries, he had rushed home and taken her to the hospital to save her life but unfortunately she companyld number be saved.
Veena Rani companyceived and gave birth to a male child.
1,000 immediately through Bhupinder.
Sessions Judge held that the ac cused had been tormenting and also physically assaulting Veena Rani and that Veena Rani had companymitted suicide by reason of the accuseds instigation.
He does number pay any expenses which are required by me.
1,000 for payment of the balance money for the scooter purchased by him.
PW 5 Krishan Dutt asked the accused to vacate his house.
The re union, however, took place only after the accuseds companynsel Shri O.P. Sing hal had personally assured that their would be numberdanger to Veena Ranis life at the hands of the accused.
He advised the accused number to torment Veena Rani for money but in spite of it the accused said he wanted immediate payment of the sum of Rs.
The learned Addl.
The accused would number wait and hence she had again to write a letter to her mother on 14.9.75.
When the accused resigned his job and set up practice in Sangrut, Veena Rani obtained a transfer to Sangrur from Patiala and the companyple set up house in a building owned by PW 5 Krishan Dutt.
1,000 he asked Veena Rani to get tile same from her parents.
But even after the child birth, the accused did number stop iII treating her.
Therein she has stated that she was in a very bad companydition and that her mother should send her Rs.
1,000 immediate ly.
Dear mother, please send me Rs.
The accused was able to obtain only Rs.2,500 from his father for buying the scooter and for the balance amount of Rs.
1,000 and I am to pay Rs.
Again just one day before her death i.e. 14.9.1975, she wrote to her mother PW 4 Shanti Devi a pathetic letter as follows Yesterday I was to companye to see Saroj in the evening but there is a quarrel in the house.
However, the enquiry of that petition was stayed by the Senior Sub Judge, Sangfur till the disposal of the earlier petition filed by Veena Rani at Patiala.
PW 12 Nathu Ram was a witness to the accused quarrel ling with Veena Rani and beating her.
Nothing changed, however because the accused started tormenting Veena Rani almost from the day of re union for money and companytinued beating her.
Besides tormenting Veena Rani to get more money from her parents, the accused was also given to beating her frequently.
Veena Rani who was given treatment by PW 19 Dr. J.K. Sharma told him that she had been tortured at home and that she wanted to die as early as possible.
She was in a fix and therefore she wrote a letter on 10.9.75 to her brother PW 14 Khem Chand as under Dear brother, the day I came here he is asking for Rs.
The facts of the case are in brief as under Deceased Veena Rani who died of burn injuries on 15.9.
I have numbermoney, if I have any require ment I must fulfil myself, otherwise numberalter native than to go on weeping and crying.
The whole day I remain weaping.
The immediate provoca tion for the accused stepping up his iII treatment of Veena Rani was his purchase of a scooter for Rs.3,500 from one N. Jindal.
Veena Rani had numberfunds of her own because she had been on leave on loss of pay for several months and had joined duty at the Bank only on 13.8.1975.
From the very beginning Veena Rani had an unhappy married life because of the ac cused companystantly demanding her to get more money from her parents house.
On receipt of an intimation from the hospital entries were made in the general diary and subsequently a case was registered on the basis of representations made to PW 18, the Deputy Superintendent of Police by PW 16 Kuldip Rai and another relation.
From the Judgment and Order dated 23.11.1977 of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Criminal Revision No.
After a detailed companysideration of the prosecution evi dence and the statement of the accused, the Additional Sessions Judge, Sangrur, found the accused guilty under Section 306 I.P.C. and sentenced him undergo R.I. for four years.
Both of them rushed to the house and saw Veena Rani lying on the ground with extensive burn injuries on her body.
P.C. the accused denied having iII treated Veena Rani but admitted that he had asked her to give him a sum of Rs.
You do number worry but please send me Rs.
The accused, who had obtained a degree in law was a prosecuting Sub Inspector and soon after marriage he resigned his job and set up practice in his native place Sangrur.
Apart from them, PW 5 Krishan Dutt, the landlord has also testified that the accused was in the habit of beating Veena Rani and that on hearing her cries he used to inter vene and advise the accused to stop beating her.
1,000.
degree examinations was employed in the State Bank of Patiala and was earning about Rs.
As a companynter move, the accused also filed a similar petition in the Court at Sangrur.
Investigation of the case resulted in a chargesheet being laid against the accused under Section 306 P.C. In his statement under Section 313 Cr.
From the Judgment and Order dated 23.11.
Veena Rani, who had passed the M.A. and B .Ed.
Even though the accused had joined the office of a senior advocate by name Shri O.P. Singhal, his earnings were meager and companysequently the house hold ex penses were borne by her from out of her salary.
The separation had numbereffect on the ac cused and hence Veena Rani filed an application under Sec tion 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act in the Court at Patiala for restitution of companyjugal rights.
At the autopsy, it was numbericed that she had sustained 19 burn injuries.
Unable to bear the iII treatment, Veena Rani took leave on loss of pay and went away to her parents house at Patiala.
At once PW 12 Nathu Ram rushed on his bicycle to the Court and informed the accused and 11 K. Jindal, about Veena Rani having sustained burn injuries Thereupon all of them came to the house and the accused with the help of PW 11 D.K. Jindal removed Veena Rani to the Civil Hospital at Sangrut.
Manish the child is alright.
880 of 1976.
K. Bisaria and J.K. Nayyar for the Appellant in Crl.
Veena Rani companyplained to her parents, brother and brother in law about the cruel treatment meted out to her by the accused.
This led to a quarrel between the husband and wife on the 15th morning and thereupon both of them went to the house of PW 9 Shri Hari Om at 6.30 a.m. itself.
1,000 for paying the balance of sale price for the scooter purchased by him and that he was demanding Veena Rani to get him the amount from her parents.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.
He denied having told Veena Rani at the house of PW 9 Shri Hari Om that she may go to hell and that she can put at an end to her life the same day without waiting for the morrow.
670 of 1976 whereunder a learned single Judge of the High Court had set aside the companyviction of respondent Prem Chand and acquitted him of the charge under Section 306 I.P.C. The former appeal has been filed by the father of the deceased Veena Rani while the latter appeal has been filed by the State of Punjab.
Since the accused did number mend his ways and companytinued his beatings of Veena Rani.
1,000 forthwith.
288 of 1989 by Special Leave arising out of Special Leave Crl.
WITH Criminal Appeal No.
The accused preferred an appeal to the High Court and a learned single judge of the High Court has acquitted the accused holding that even though Veena Rani had companymitted suicide on account of her unhappy married life there is numberhing on the record to show that the appellant in any manner instigated the deceased to companymit suicide.
The accused went to the extent of saying that Veena Rani can go to hell but he should get his sum of Rs.
This time, the parties set up residence in a house belonging to PW 12 Nathu Ram.
1,000 being sent immediately, the accused did number relent in his insistence for immediate companypliance of his demand.
Her death was certified to be due to shock result ing from the burn injuries.
288 of 1989.
600 to 700 per month.
670 of 1976.
At about 10.15 a.m. PW 12 Nathu Ram was informed by one Keemat Rai, advo cate that shrieks were heard companying from the house occupied by the accused and .Veena Rani.
C. Kohli and R.S. Suri for the Appellant in Criminal Appeal No.
477 of 1978.
K. Mehta, Dhuru Mehta and Atul Handa for the Respondent.
The accused, far from express ing regret for his companyduct, drove her to despair by further saying that she can provide him relief quicker by dying on the very same day and that she need number postpone her death to the next day.
PW 9 Shri Hari Om then sent the parties home saying that the matter can be talked over in the evening.
After things had gone to such a pitch the accused and Veena Rani left the house of PW 9 Hari Om at about 9.00 a.m. and went back to their house.
At 11.30 a.m. Veena Rani died.
Besides the letter, annexure 3 written by Veena Rani to her brother and mother respectively throw companysiderable light on the matter.
A. No.
477 of 1978.
Because I will receive my pay only on 26th September and all things are as they were before.
288 of 1989.
Petition No.
477 of 1978 by Special Leave and Appeal No.
Appeal No.
Veena Rani reacted by saying that because of the accused quarrelling with her every day over the payment of money, she preferred death to life in this world.
1975 was married to the respondent Prem Chand hereinafter referred to as accused in the year 1973.
After leaving Veena Rani in the house, the accused went to the Court.
In spite of Veena Rani, writing to her brother and mother for a sum of Rs.
250 of 1980 are directed against a judgment of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana in Criminal Appeal No.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by NATARAJAN, J. Appeal No.
PW 4 Shanti Devi and PW 14 Khem Chand, the mother and broth er respectively of Veena Rani and PW 17 Kuldip Rai, her brother in law have deposed about Veena Rani telling them about the accused iII treating her and physically assaulting her.
one thousand from the same day to repay the loan of the scooter.
After PW 9 Shri Hari Om woke up, he made enquiries and Veena Rani told him that the accused was demanding money from her and annoying her on that account in spite of her telling him that she had written letters to her brother and mother.
Dear mother, I am very sad on this account and unhappy.
There after he went to the hospital but by then Veena Rani had died.
He however stated that he had offered to repay the amount as soon as he received his G.P.F., amount.
1,000 for being paid for the scooter purchased by him.
He has also stated that Veena Rani was of an irritable nature and would get agitated for numberreason whatever.
In the letter to the brother dated 10.9.75, Veena Rani has stated that even on the day she came to Sangrur the accused began demanding a sum of Rs.
