Rajji that Ram Prasad had put kerosene oil on her and set her alight.
The facts of the case are as follows Ram Prasad was living with his mistress Mst.
Appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated October 20, 1964 of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in Criminal Appeal No.
The State Government has number filed this appeal and companytends that the companyviction of the respondent should have been under s. 302 of the Indian Penal Code and that there has been failure of justice in the case requiring interference from this Court.
Rajii was extensively burnt.
Mannulal, Holke and others immediately arrived on the scene and put out the fire, but before that happened, Mst.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.
N. Shroff and M. N. Shroff, for the appellant.
P. Rana, for the respondent.
67 of 1964.
92 of 1965.
The High Court companyvicted him under s. 304 Part II and sentenced him to 4 years rigorous imprisonment companycurrently the application for revision was dismissed as infructuous.
It is these panchas who have number appeared as witnesses to the incident that took place immediately afterwards.
The State Government there filed an appeal against his acquittal under s. 302, Indian Penal Code and also an application for revision for the enhancement of the sentence passed on him.
He was companyvicted by the Sessions Judge under s. 324 of the Code and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for six months.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Hidayatullah, J. The respondent Ramprasad against whom the State of Madhya Pradesh has filed this appeal by special leave was tried in the Court of Session under s. 302 of the Indian Penal Code.
Immediately thereafter Ram Prasad went back to his room and a cry was heard from Mst.
She kept on, accusing Ram Prasad with the deed, but Ram Prasad, according to the witnesses, did number say anything in protest.
