Those whom she named as the muraders included her two brothers and nephews.
Sanfula Devi was married to jag Narain who was companygenital imbecile.
then she identified three dacoits, one among them was A 12 Sri ram Rai.
They then closed the door of the room from outside where the females were sitting and went on a pillage during which they gunned down Gaury Shakar Rai and Keshav Rai and also their guest Hari Narain.
While the sons were in their infancy Sanfula Devis properties were looked after by her brother A 4 Inderdeo Rai.
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No Test Identification parade was companyducted with Juit Ram.
None else and seen him as one of the dacoits.
But when the sons reached age of maturity the were miffed with their uncle over the manner he dealt with their properties.
But she did number mention anything about A 12 Sri Ram Rai when she was questioned by the investigating officer.
The Presence of A 7 Kalika Tiwari was mentioned only by PW 3 Jiut Ram.
Therefore, they all left with the booty.
The companyviction and sentence passed by the High Court on those appellants would hence stand undisturbed.
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But the position regarding A 7 Kalika Tiwary, A 12 Sri Ram Rai and A 13 Maloo Pal Is different.
Her evidence is thus weakened by the aforesaid impairment in her testimony.
Five Children were born to her in the wedlock two sons Gauri Shankar and keshav Rai and three daughters.
Police after investigation charge sheeted 14 person including those kins of Sanfula Devi for the murder of the sibblings Gauri Shankar rai and Keshav Rai and another person Hari Narain who happened to be present in her house then.
PW 7 Singhasani Devi, who was in the neighbourhood of the place of occurrence, deposed that on hearing the companymotion from the house where the occurrence took place she went near that place and peeped through a window to see that was happening.
A few days prior to the occurrence Inderdeo Rais son Rama Shanker Rai.
Rama Shanker Rai A 1 asked Sanfula Devi to surrender Key of the safe and after wangling the key the dacoits looted the case and jewellery.
Eventually the relationship became strained and led to rancour.
Trial companyrt companyvicted all except A 9 Jag Narain and A 14 Radhamuni Pal, of the offences aforesaid.
For PW 3 Jiut Ram, A 7 Kalika Tiwari was a total stranger who hailed from a distant village.
J. For Sanfula Devi a mother of two sons and three daughter the nightfall on 22nd December, 1987 was dreadfully catastrophic as dacoits exterminated her entire male progeny besides plundering all her valuable jewellery.
