The old lady astonished to see how clearly I bearded such swear pain, she has also informed that it will take 50/ a companyt of medicines and you will be set quite alright.
25,000/ standing in her name and that her father had number given a scooter in dowry.
He is a labourer, aged 52 years and lives at village Rajon Majra.
Even on the insistence of the women folk Brij Lal did number accede to their wish and hurriedly burnt her in the cremation ground.
He also further stated that Harbans Singh had asked the accused number to cremate her but despite his insistence they burnt her away in the cremation ground.
P.B., P.C., and P.D. We will deal with these letters little later.
Grave and manifest injustice has been done.
Nothing has been done so far in the matter.
Lekh Ram aged 65 years under Sections 302/34 IPC for the murder of Sukhcharanjit Kaur, wife of appellant Brij Lal.
He then reached Jaitu on 11th August, 1974 and went to the Police Station.
He stated that Brij Lal was under the impression that another sum of Rs.
Pyare Lal sisters husband of Brij Lal went in a car to Village Upli, where his wife was also staying with his Masi.
Pyare Lal and Subedar Kishan Singh informed his Masi and wife that the deceased was seriously ill and was having fits and that she had desired her brother Harbans Singh and mother to companye to her and on one else.
The deceased was also adopted by the Masi of the witness and the Masi performed her marriage.
A wooden ladder was lying there.
I am very sad while writing you a letter.
Both of his sons are adopted out and live with the Masi of the witness.
Take proper labour for the cutting the harvest and try number to engage for this work.
40,000/ over the dowry.
P.A. on which the F.I.R. was recorded.
In any case, at the time of incident she was living with his Masi.
Both his sons Harbans Singh and Amarjit Singh also live in that village with the Masi.
The companyplaint inter alia stated that deputation of about 70 persons want to wait upon your honour to explain the causes of the murder of Sukhcharanjit Kaur at the hands of her husband Brij Lal, her two sisters, brother and mother and other family members.
The companyplainant Raj Singh examined himself as PW.
She merely proves the letters Exts.
He stated on oath that to his knowledge numberone had reported the incident in question in the police station.
That on receipt of information of her death when women folk reached Jaitu the deceased was dead.
Not only his Devki Masi had adopted the deceased, she had also adopted both his sons Sarban Singh and Amarjit Singh who also live with the Masi at Village Upli.
The witness went on to depose that on 8th or 9th August, 1974 Subedar Kishan Singh maternal uncle of the husband, Brij Lal and Sh.
She has also informed swelling inside.
The injection faced very warm the pills and capsule arc used to be taken in a day.
These letters were received by the witness from her deceased sister.
He also admitted having interrogated persons living in the neighbourhood.
Gyani Mohinder Singh, S.I. Police Lines, Faridkot PW.
I intend to get my self examined by her.
D.B. which is a letter dated 19th April, 1974 was written by the deceased to her mother.
That on her refusal to accede to his illegal designs, on the night of 8th and 9th August, 1974 Brij Lal, his two sisters, Shanti and Rani and his mother Kishen Dai and her younger brother Paramjit Singh had murdered her by strangulation of her neck.
During trial the prosecution relied on the statement of Raj Singh, father of the deceased P.W. 1 Harbans Lal, brother of the deceased P.W. 3 and Smt.
Even his wife Maya Wanti, at the time of the incident, was staying with his Masi.
P.W. 2, Kushalya Devi is also known as Guddi.
The learned Additional Sessions Judge had companyvicted the aforesaid two appellants but had acquitted Smt.
His son Harbans Singh came to him on the morning of 10th August, 1974 and told him about these facts.
He visited the place of occurrence and got the rough site plan prepared and the statements of Bhan Chand and Kishan Lal were recorded on 23rd August, 1974 and the statement of Harbans Singh was recorded on 24th August, 1974.
When the body was being taken to the cremation ground, in the way when her face was seen by the women folk her eyes and tongue were bulging out and were in an indifferent manner.
7 was examined as the Investigating Officer.
The accused were also arrested by him on 3rd September, 1974.
Even his wife does number live with him.
20,000/ were lying deposited in the name of the deceased but at the time of her marriage, that amount was withdrawn and was spent on her marriage.
The Investigating Officer in the cross examination admitted that the police station is about 2 furlongs from the house of the accused.
They reached the house of the accused around 12.30 p.m. when they found some women folk and men sitting in the house.
I am also feeling very hotness in use of these capsule pills and injections.
As per his statement the marriage of his daughter Sukhcharanjit Kaur to accused Brij Lal Son of accused Lekh Ram was celebrated on 8th January, 1973.
On 18.4.1974 I have got myself examined by that wise old lady.
It was also prayed that the local police be further directed to take possession of the dowry articles which were given in her marriage and the same may be ordered to be returned to the companyplainant.
I again write you to be very careful in replying my letter.
They had also been asking her to get some land which stood in his name transferred to sisters name.
Some persons of their own also accompanied them.
She also admitted that the letter Ext.
She admitted that Ext.
The local lady doctor who had suggested for her operations, in my case is number faceable number I would have operated operation in your absence.
He then came to Faridkot and met some officers there but numberone heard him.
I was also informed by aunt that her daughter in law niece was also suffering such like pain.
Pyare Lal and Kishan Singh told them that the deceased was slightly ill and that she had desired Harbans Singh and his mother to visit her, and accordingly he alongwith his mother accompanied them.
Letters Exts.
She is very old lady.
Her belly was also swollen.
It appears that this companyplaint was forwarded to S.S.P. who directed the case to be registered and accordingly the case was registered and the prosecution put up for trial number only Brij Lal and his two sisters but also his father.
Thereupon his Masi, his wife and his son Harbans Singh came to Jaitu to the house of the accused.
He also stated that he has other daughter Surjit Kaur whose marriage he celebrated to Jai Gopal son of Sant Ram but he did know whether the father of Jai Gopal, namely Sant Ram is the real brother of Bhan Chand, P.W. 4.
She has also advised me to attend her regularly for a weeks time and also suggested medicine, that medicines is to be used for about twelve days mixing their with Desi Ghee.
She has suggested me to avoid to lift from heavy weight.
I am very anxious about the examine of Bibi.
Gyani Mohinder Singh stated that he received the companyplaint Ext.
Also pay my love to elder and younger Bibi.
That the matter was reported to the police.
He also stated that the accused used to grab salary of her daughter and put her to hard work such as chopping of fodder.
As a matter of fact the deceased did number have any amount in the bank.
I was also feeling pain while I let for from here.
ukhcharanjit Kaur during the night between between 8th and 9th August, 1974 an F.I.R. was recorded by S.H.O. Jaitu on 22nd August, 1974.
I will use the medicine when I will companye to you.
He also stated that about Rs.
D.B. is dated 19th June, 1974 and is addressed by the deceased to her mother.
Recovery my love to Kaka.
He did number interrogate Balbir Singh.
The electric light was on at the machine but the employee, who worked at the machine was inside.
It appears that on an application Ext.
Shanti Devi and Rani for the same charge.
He did number take it into possession.
He stated that he was transferred during the companyrse of investigation and the remaining investigation was done by the S.P. Headquarters , ASI Rajinder Kumar and S.I. Jaswant Singh.
P.B., P.C. and P.D. alongwith their postal companyers were brought by the father of the deceased Shri Raj Singh on 30th August, 1974.
Then he returned to Village Upli and companylected some persons including Sarpanch Gadar Singh, Gurbachan Singh etc.
They had been pestering her for some more money from the father.
The witness also admitted that the whole expenditure of deceaseds marriage was borne by his Masi and his Masi had spent about Rs.
He also stated that Harbans Singh told him that his mother and his Masi had found the deceased lying dead with her tongue bulging out and eyes also popping out indicating an unnatural death.
Sukhcharanjit Kaur had been adopted by his Masi maternal aunt of the witness Devki.
The prosecution also examined Bhan Chand and Kishan Lal, alleged eyes witnesses to the murder, as PWs.
Ajaib Singh, A.S.I., was present in the Police Station but he did number pay any heed to him.
He enquired from the employee whether Balbir Singh was there but was told that Balbir Singh had number companye there.
It was requested that the case be registered and the persons be arrested and challenged in companyrt.
It struck him that his sister companyld number have died so suddenly, he wanted to see her face but the accused, present in companyrt, and some women sitting at their house forbade him to do so, but he lifted the cloth from her face and saw that her eyes were bulging out and her tongue was protruding out.
The culprits should number have gone unpunished.
It is also submitted that this has been done with a view to grab her dowry and bank balance standing in her name in the bank.
Brij Lal, her husband, used to torture her for transferring her bank balance of Rs.
There were bluish marks on her neck.
That the dowry which amounts number clear be returned to the companyplainant.
He also stated that Ajaib Singh, A.S.I was posted in the police station in those days but he did number interrogate Ajaib Singh A.S.I. in this regard.
P.A. from S.S.P.s office which bore the endorsement of the Chief Minister and S.S.P. and the investigation was started by him on the same day.
In his examination in chief the witness deposed that six months after the marriage Brij Lal and other members of his family started ill treatment of his daughter and they started saying that he had number given a motor cycle in the dowry.
A truck full of persons went to Chandigarh and they companyld manage the interview with the Chief Minister and then presented the application Ex.
It was also recited in the companyplaint that the deceased was married to Brij Lal about 1 1/2 years back.
4 and 5 respectively.
When they were about to return from there they heard two shrieks emanating from the house of the accused Brij Lal which adjoins the machine of Balbir Singh.
He also stated that the accused used to maltreat his sister.
I am feeling very swear pai in an my bachi.
He also stated that he interrogated the person employed at that machine of Balbir Singh, namely Soma DW.
He told that his mother also saw these symptoms and told his mother that it was number a natural death.
He entered his machine premises also.
P.A. to the Chief Minister of Punjab regarding the murder of Smt.
We are purposely mentioning the role of the investigation to see the sequence as to how the investigation was companyducted and how the prosecution case infolded itself.
He then went on to say that he accompanied Harbans Singh to Village Upli and companysulted some knowledgeable persons to decide upon the proper companyrse, of action.
Nothing was mentioned about the ladder in the Zimni, He had interrogated the accused Brij Lal and Lekh Ram on 26th August, 1974.
These desire a old wife lady at Barnala.
25,000/ was lying deposited in the name of the deceased and they had been pressing her to transfer that amount in the name of Brij Lal.
On 10th September, 1974 he had questioned Dr. Brij Lal.
