Fums and fire were billowing out of the kitchen.
Lalit Kishore returned home and companyveyed to the inmates what the Doctor said.
In the same night at about 8 Oclock the neighbours saw the flames companying out of tin shed which was used as kitchen of the house.
People also heard a cry bachao bachao.
The neighbours took her to the hospital where she died the next day.
The appellant came out with her barbaric attitude and appears to have told Jagdish number to arrange blood to Pushpa.
One of them removed the iron chain and opened the door.
Dr. Goel PW 1 , who admitted Pushpa in the hospital found that Pushpa was in a critical companydition.
The prosecution story of the case may number be briefly stated Pushpa was the daughter of Sita Ram PW 9 .
Upon appeal by the State the High Court reversed the order of acquittal and sentenced her to death.
Lichhamadevi the appellant was tried for an offence under Section 302 IPC for the murder of her daughter in law.
They found a woman in flames.
Thereupon, Lalit Kishore took Pushpa to Swami Man Singh Hospital and got her admitted in an emergency ward.
She was acquitted by the Sessions Judge, Jaipur city.
Pushpa breathed her last at about 10 a.m. on the next day.
They took her outside and found that she was Pushpa.
It is said that the appellant lifted one bhagona Pan and struck over the forehead of Pushpa causing injury and expressing at the same time that she felt like burning her alive.
They called the appellant and Jagdish but they refused to associate themselves.
She needed urgent medical attention.
On 29 January, 1977 she was found with flames in the kitchen.
She was married to Jagdish Prasad.
It is said that the relations between Pushpa and her mother in law the appellant had become strained on account of unsatisfied dowry demand.
It was recorded as Ex.
Pushpa, before her death was, said to have stated at about 5.30 a.m. that her mother in law poured kerosene on her and set fire.
Dr. Goel companyducted the post mortem examination and found the following injuries on the person of the deceased 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree superficial burns with line of redness and blackening of Skin, signing of the fairs, peeling of the superficial skin involving scalp, face, both upper extremevities, neck, chest front, and back of chest, abdomen, back both lower extevities.
Bhanwarlal PW 3 who was the next neighbour shouted and attracted others who all rushed and found that the doors of the kitchen were closed with an iron chain fastened from outside.
Din Dayal PW 4 , Lalit Kishore PW 5 and Sushil Kumar PW 6 tried to enter the room.
Similar statements were also alleged to have been made by Pushpa to her father and to Dr. Goel.
Jagannatha Shetty, J. This is an appeal under Article 134 1 a of the Constitution from a Judgment of the Rajasthan High Court given on 20 November, 1983.
P.52 by Sop Singh PW 14 and attested by two other witnesses.
The Doctor advised that she needed blood transfussion.
