Criminal Appeal No. 230 of 2014. Case: Aswini Barman Vs State of Assam & another. Guwahati High Court
| Case Number | Criminal Appeal No. 230 of 2014 |
| Counsel | For Appellant: Mr. A Ahmed, learned counsel. and For Respondent: Ms. Shamima Jahan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, Assam Mr. K Sarma and Mr. Ditul Das, learned counsel. |
| Judges | Mr. Ajit Singh, C.J |
| Issue | Indian Penal Code - Sections 302, 306 |
| Judgement Date | Wednesday September 07, 2016 |
| Court | Guwahati High Court |
Judgment:
Mr. Ajit Singh, C.J
The sole appellant Aswini Barman has been convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to imprisonment for life and fine of Rs.2000/- with default stipulation.
The victim of the incident was Kiran Bala Ray, aged about 34 years.
According to the prosecution case, Kiran married to appellant about 13 years prior to the date of incident. They also have one daughter Uttara Barman (PW-5), aged 11 years. The appellant treated Kiran with cruelty for the demand of three wheeler- Auto rickshaw (Model Ape) as dowry. And on 6.2.2012, he ultimately killed Kiran by setting fire on her after pouring kerosene. Brothers of Kiran were informed and one of them, namely, Surya Kanta Roy (PW-1) made the ejahar Exhibit 1 at New Bongaigaon Police Outpost falling within the jurisdiction of Police Station Bongaigaon. The police on reaching the place of occurrence found the body of Kiran in the enclosed-yard about 150 yards away from appellant''s house. Exhibit 2 is the inquest report of the body of Kiran. Dr. Kochir Ali...
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