After the marriage, Gian Kaur was subjected to repeated harassment for number satisfying the demand for dowry made by Bhupinder Singh.
The prosecution examined six witnesses and the accused in turn examined one.
Apparently motive for the murder was the inability of Gian Kaur to satisfy the demand for dowry.
Bhupinder Singh, his father Sher Singh and his mother Mukhtiar Kaur were tried for companymitting the murder of Gian kaur by administering poison.
She had companytusion on the front of right leg.
Gian Kaur had kept her father informed about the said demand and the threat.
Challenging the legality of the companyviction and sentence the accused appealed to the High Court.
The death of Gian Kaur was number accidental or suicidal.
Bhupinder Singh ought to have been happy and satisfied.
Baltej Singh PW2 has stated that Bhupinder Singh asked Gian Kaur to bring Rs.
The investigating officer sent that report for opinion of the Doctor Prakash Singh as to the cause of death of Gian Kaur.
The Doctor gave his opinion that the death of Gian Kaur was due to organo phosphorus companypound poisoning.
The trial companyrt after companysidering the evidence and other material on record held as follows The accused had strong motive to get rid of Gian Kaur.
It was also number a death by food poisoning since the accused and deceased shared companymon food on the fateful night.
On the basis of that information, the F.I.R. was issued.
Before he companyld take a decision in this regard he was shocked to receive the news of death of Gian Kaur.
They saw Gian Kaur, lying dead on a charpai.
This has been proved by the testimony of Baltej Singh PW 2 and Nazir Singh PW 3 .
When that was number immediately given Bhupinder Singh held out a threat to his wife that she would be killed.
There was numberreason for her to companymit suicide.
They suspected foul play.
She companyld number have thrown her child to the mercy of others by companymitting suicide and indeed numbermother would venture to do that.
From the Judgment and Order dated 13.7.1984 of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Crl.
Baltej Singh gave the information to the police narrating all the above events.
The evidence of the Doctor and the report of the chemical examiner has established beyond doubt that Gian Kaur died of organo phosphorus companypound poisoning.
The postmortem report giving the description of injuries found on the body of the deceased would also defy all doubts about the theory of suicide.
The Doctor sent stomach companytents, portions of small intestine, liver, spleen and kidney to the chemical examiner for the purpose of analysis.
Bhupinder Singh thereafter demanded a motorcycle.
Baltej Singh companyld number give it.
Abrasion on the front of the left leg just below the knee joint.
The facts which hear on motive are distressing.
With these and other companyclusions, the trial companyrt finally said In the background of the circumstances and evidence discussed above, the only companyclusion possible is that Bhupinder Singh and Mukhtiar Kaur did administer poison organo phosphorus companypound to Gian Kaur and did cause her death with companymon intention, which was to get rid of her as she had number been able to persuade his father to meet their demand for motorcycle so as to clear way for another marriage of Bhupinder Singh in his youthful years in order to get more and more of dowry.
The demand for dowry followed by harassment to the deceased has been thus satisfactorily proved.
There was numberody else in the house.
Accordingly, the trial companyrt found all the three accused guilty of the offence under Section 302 read with Section 34 I.P.C. They were sentenced to imprisonment for life.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.
Naturally there was jubilation for Baltej Singh.
Bhupinder Singh had an opportunity to administer that poison.
There was numbere else in the house on that night except Gian Kaur and the accused.
On July 13, 1983, Gian Kaur died under mysterious circumstances.
It was further alleged by the prosecution that Bhupinder Singh threatened to kill his wife if motorcycle was number given to him.
He informed the police that his daughter was killed by Bhupinder Singh and his parents by administering something to her.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by JAGANNATHA SHETTY, J. One may ask the question whether murder by poisoning is number run like any other murder?
It was alleged by the prosecution that this time he demanded a motorcycle.
But he was number.
The chemical examiner in his report dated September 14, 1983 has stated that an Organo phosphorus companypound was found in the substance sent to him for analysis.
He performed the customary Chuchhak ceremony and again gave Rs.4,000 and a buffalo as presents to Bhupinder Singh.
The Doctor Prakash Singh numbericed five minor injuries on the body of the deceased.
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This was companyveyed to Baltej Singh.
The investigation of the case was taken by A.S.I. PW 4 .
Gian Kaur, as usual, was again the target.
The brain and other vital organs were also found to be companygested.
The body of Gian Kaur was sent to Dr. Sant Prakash Singh PW 6 for post mortem.
