THE 21ST DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1997 Present Honble Mr. Justice M.M. Punchhi Honble Mr. Justice M. Srinivasan K. Jain, Sr.
He took her to the adjoining room and poured kerosene oil over her and set her on fire.
The first was to her father son after the incident, the second was to the investigating Officer on the next day, the third was to the Magistrate on 18.10.1979 and the fourth was her mother when she was in the hospital.
The above was the prosecution case.
Her father had given a companyplaint to the police on 17.10.1979.
She ran out when her brother in law extinguished the fire by placing a blanket around her and tearing the saree.
Apparently being annoyed with the delay in the preparation of the food he took a burning piece of wood and touched her check with it.
He refused to do so.
The appellant denied the same and companytended that his wife sustained burn injuries while companyking and when he tried to extinguish the fire, he also sustained injuries.
Four statements were made by her which were treated as dying declarations.
with him for the appellant Vishwajit Singh, Adv.
He also prevented her from running out of the room whereby he incurred burn injuries in some parts of her body.
She was taken to the hospital for treatment as she had received burn injuries to the extent of 95.
for A.S.Pundir, Adv.
This appeal has been preferred by the appellant on obtaining Special Leave.
Her mother in law wrapped her with a wet cloth to extinguish the fire.
According to hem, he took her to the hospital along with the other members of the family.
She died on 18.10.1979.
for the Respondent J U D G M E N T The following Judgment of the Court was delivered SRINIVASAN, J. The appellant married one Asha Devi in 1976.
she had herself taken the wood and started preparing food in the oven at about 8.0 AM.
He used to beat his wife off and on and was threatening to throw acid on her fare.
Once he tied a Dhoti in her neck and hanged her.
When her tongue protruded out, he put her down.
On 17.10.1979 she requested him to get fuel wood from the Tand rack so that she companyld companyk food for the family.
