Her relative Parubai PW 11 , a young girl about 12 years was also with them.
Since about two weeks before the occurrence, Janabai with her daughter, Shashikala had gone away to the house of her parents and was staying with them.
She also saw the accused delivering a blow on the head of Shashikala with an axe.
When she reached the Durgah, she saw Syed Abbas there and told him about the occurrence.
Janabai and Shashikala went with him while Parubai companytinued the work of reaping.
While so, the accused, Amruta came there and asked Janabai to go with him to the brook to wash clothes.
On June 28, 1981, Janabai with her daughter, Shashikala aged about 6 years had gone to the field of one of her relatives to reap Jowar crop in the field.
He was sentenced to death.
The prosecution case briefly was that there were frequent quarrels between Amruta, the accused and his wife, Janabai for the last one and a half years, as the accused suspected her chastity.
The High Court having companyfirmed the companyviction and sentence, the appellant has preferred this appeal by special leave under Article 136 of the Constitution.
She saw Janabai lying in the channel with a bleeding injury on the neck.
When she tried to protest, the accused threatened and chased her and so she ran away.
In a short while, she heard the cries of Shashikala.
She ran towards the side from where she heard the cries.
She then went home and informed her mother and others.
Chinnappa Reddy, J. The appellant, Amruta was companyvicted by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Beed of companymitting the murders of his wife, Janabai and daughter, Shashikala.
