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Principal District Sessions Judge Baramulla acquits nine in 25 year old murder case 6/10/2020 11:41:38 PM Early Times Report Baramulla, June 10: Principal District Sessions Judge Baramulla Sanjay Parihar who is also holding the additional charge of court of Additional District Sessions Judge Baramulla today settled a 25-year-old murder case by acquitting all the nine accused for lack of credible evidence. Out of nine accused two had been died already during trial. In his judgment Justice Parihar said that it is irony that for the last 20 years matter has remained pending for hearing of final arguments, which collectively exhibits failure on the part of, all of us who are associated with justice delivery for being in sensitive towards it. May be on certain occasion the accused may have tried to stay away from trial but appearance on record would show that we collectively haven’t paid much heed to the idea of speedy trial. Abdul Gani Awan on 29-6-1994, lodged a written complaint before the SHO Police Station Boniyar giving details of the occurrence that all the nine accused acquitted today allegedly had attacked his mother in law namely Bhakti Begum (deceased) with sharp edged weapons result of which she suffered grievous injuries and died on spot. On his complaint police registered FIR No.53/1994 and started investigation and during investigation arrested the accused and booked them under section 147, 148, 149, 302 RPC for which they were challaned before the Court of Law on 13.09.1994. All the accused were charged on 1-5-1996, who pleaded not guilty and hence faced trial. Prosecution examined 11 witnesses. Defence evidence came to be closed in 2000. After hearing Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State and counsel for the accused, Principal Sessions Judge observed, “as per evidence tendered in the case, the prosecution was not able to prove the case . Judge observed that evidence of prosecution witnesses regarding incident of murder is not only shaky but fraught with improbablites ,doubt and full of suspicion.”   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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