IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 5130 OF 2024 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.)NO. 7585 of 2022)
RAMESHWAR & ANR. APPELLANT (S)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH RESPONDENT(S)
AND
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.5131 OF 2024 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.)NO. 6662 of 2023)
O R D E R
Leave granted.
2. The appellants in these appeals are convicted under Sections
147, 148 and 302/149 of IPC.
3. We have heard learned counsel for the appellants and the
respondent at length.
4. The incident occurred on 18.07.2001 at about 10.00 A.M when
the deceased-Lakhan and his wife Pista Bai were working in their
Agricultural field. Santosh Gurjar, Nawab Gurjar, Dhirendra Gurjar
alongwith Rakesh Khangar, Gudda Khangar, Raju Khangar, Shivraj
Khangar, Santu Khangar, Rameshwar Raikwar, came in his field and
tried to force him to make a compromise in an old matter. It has
come later in the evidence that a compromise was being forced upon
the deceased to withdraw an earlier case where the deceased had
implicated one of the accused (Santu) in a case of theft.
5. Be that as it may, the deceased was assaulted. Rakesh was
carrying `Farsa’ and Gudda was carrying `Luhangi’. All the nine
accused together committed the crime. Different roles were assigned
to different persons. The primary role in the assault was of the
Rakesh Khangar and Gudda. Rakesh gave ...