Narbadiya Bai P.W. 3 reached the spot and told them that they always picked up quarrels.
It was pointed out that Munnibai was number only dragged by the accused to their own house, a cane of kerosene was brought from inside the house and sprinkled on her body and fire was lit.
Appellants inflicted axe blows on Baldev and Hariram gave a blow of Baka on Baldev.
Other accused were also charged and companyvicted under Section 324 I.P.C. for causing hurt to the children.
Meanwhile Baldev said to have reached at that point of time.
Amritlal, thereafter, ran away from the place of incident and informed the police.
Munnibai in the meantime rushed towards a nearby well and jumped there into.
Whereas Motilal brought a cane of kerosene and sprinkled kerosene on Munnibai Santosh put her on fire.
B.SINHA.J Appellants Motilal and Santosh Kumar are before us aggrieved by and dissatisfied with the judgment of companyviction and sentence passed by a Division Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court dated 13.5.2004.
In regard to setting Munniabi on fire,again the High Court proceeded on the basis that Santosh had dragged Munnibai and Moti Lal poured kerosene on her.
Appellants Kalli Bai and Guddi Bai also hurled stick blows on Narbadiya Bai.
Nitin went to his house and informed his father Munnilal.
In fact, the arrival of police saved further deterioration of the situation.
They were also sentenced under Section 307 of the I.P.C. for attempt to murder Narbadiya Bai and Amritlal.
First information report was lodged at about 11 a.m. on the same day.
Appellant Lachhu snatched the axe from Santosh Kumar and dealt a blow on the head of deceased Munnilal.
When Amritlal, husband of Munnibai tried to save her, Santosh dealt an axe blow on him which Amritlal took on his hand.
Narbadiya Bai tried to save him, but allegedly one Jamuna Bai inflicted a blow on her by means of an iron pipe.
Prosecution case further is that the appellants together with Lachhu, Hariram, Kalli Bai and Guddi caught hold of Munnibai and dragged her to the door of their house.
Munnibai was rescued from the well.
Charges under Section 302/149 I.P.C., Section 307 and Section 148 were framed against the accused including the appellants herein and others being Jamuna Bai, Guddi Bai, Lachhu, Hariram and Kalli Bai.
Her dying declaration was recorded.
She succumbed to her injuries later on.
They bore animosity with each other.
Motilal, Santosh and Hariram allegedly told him that their children would act in that fashion only.
The sequence of events started with defaecation by a child Nitin in the house of Motilal.
Similar treatments were meted out to Devshree and other children.
She was pushed into a drain by Santosh.
On such finding, the High Court opined that only Moti Lal and Santosh were responsible for the death of Munni Lal.
All the accused persons were arrested at the spot.
Munnilal came to the house of Motilal and companyplained in regard to the companyduct of Pushpendra.
Appellants Kali and Guddi Bai are said to have given stick blows on Baldev.
Sita daughter of Amritlal reached the place of occurrence.
The learned trial Judge imposed death sentence upon Santosh and Motilal on the charge of murder of Munnilal and Baldev as also Munnibai.
Their houses were divided only by a wall.
The parties were neighbours.
Similarly, as regards the death of Baldev, Santosh and Moti Lal were found to be guilty.
Participation of other accused in his said act was number accepted.
On 4.7.1999 at about 9.30 a.m. when Nitin son of deceased Munnilal was playing near a tap situated close to his house, Pushpendra son of Motilal put some mud on his clothes.
Appellants herein allegedly started inflicting axe blows on Munnilal since deceased.
Munnilal and Baldev died on the spot.
