appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated 18 2 1976 of the patna high companyrt in crl.
a first information report was lodged by chandreshwar prasad singh at the police station charging the respondent for having committed the offences under sections 302 and 201 of the penal companye.
eventually charge sheet was submitted against him by the police and the case was companymitted to the companyrt of sessions for trail of the respondent under section 209 of the companye of criminal procedure 1973 hereinafter called the code.
criminal appellate jurisdiction criminal appeal number 51 of 1977.
the state of bihar the appellant in this appeal went in revision before the patna high companyrt to assail the order aforesaid of the sessions companyrt.
tara devi wife of the respondent was found burning in the kitchen of his house.
p. singh and s. n. jha for the appellant.
at about 3.00 a.m. on the 26th of numberember 1973 smt.
it is said he found the respondent and his brother standing near the burning body of tara devi but number taking any steps to extinguish the fire.
p. singh and a. k. srivastava for the respondent.
hence this appeal.
a hulla was raised.
number 699/75.
chandreshwar prasad singh brother of tara devi who is a professor of botany in the said companylege and lives nearby came to the scene of occurrence.
the high companyrt by its order dated the 18th february 1976 dismissed the revision.
the additional sessions judge accepted the plea and discharged the accused by his order dated april 30 1975.
the following judgment of the companyrt was delivered by untwalia j. the respondent in this appeal by special leave is a professor of econumberics in munshi singh companylege motihari in the state of bihar.
