7/21/2019 Criminal Case N

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CRIMINAL CASE N

REFER Supreme Court of India [CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 420 OF 202!

a. on "t# $e%em&er' 2000' t#e de%ea(ed $e)ender C#opra and #i( (on de%ea(ed

Ai(#e* C#opra #ad +eft t#eir fa%tor, for t#eir #ou(e in $.L.F.' -uraon &ut did not

rea%# t#eir #ou(e. At a&out /.4 P.M.' P12 Pooa C#opra' dau#ter of $e)enderC#opra a)e a %a++ to #er fat#er to 3nd out a( to #, #e a( +ate. S#e +earnt t#at #er

fat#er and &rot#er #ad &een *idnapped and ran(om of rupee( 3ft, +a%( a(

demanded for t#eir re+ea(e. S#e %onta%ted #er fat#er5( &u(ine(( partner informin

#im t#at $e)ender C#opra and Ai(#e* C#opra ere *idnapped and t#e *idnapper(

#ad demanded a ran(om amount of rupee( 3ft, +a%( on te+ep#one. 6#e *idnapper(

a+(o ta+*ed to t#e ife of t#e de%ea(ed $e)ender C#opra at P.M. demandin

ran(om mone,. Raman Anand a+(o ta+*ed to $e)ender C#opra. 6#ere ere fre7uent

%a++( from t#e *idnapper( from t#e mornin of /t# $e%em&er' 2000 #i%# ere

re%orded on audio %a((ette( E8. P to P/. Sin%e' t#e fami+, %ou+d not fu+3+ t#e

demand and o9er to pa, rupee( ten +a%( a( not a%%epted &, t#e *idnapper( &ut

neotiation( %ontinued. 6#e po+i%e a( not informed on a%%ount of t#e fear t#at t#e

)i%tim( ma, &e *i++ed a( a( t#reatened. #en t#e *idnapper( did not re+ea(e

$e)ender C#opra and Ai(#e* C#opra' and 3ndin no a, out' t#e matter a(

reported to t#e po+i%e on 24t# $e%em&er' 2000 at : A.M. Statement of P12' Raman

Anand E8. PC a( re%orded &, In(pe%tor Rand#ir Sin# ;P1%ia+( at near&, S6$ &oot#(. P14' SI Raender Sin# found t#e a%%u(ed at S6$

&oot# ?aa+a Petro+ Pump on ?aipur @i#a, at ".: A.M. @e o)er#eard a%%u(ed

Manmo#an te++in a%%u(ed Sure(# t#at ran(om demand &e not redu%ed &e+o rupee(

tent, 3)e +a%(. @e a( in p+ain %+ot#e( and a)e (ina+ to P1< and t#e a%%u(ed

ere appre#ended. A (+ip E8. P1: %arr,in re(identia+ p#one num&er of $e)ender

C#opra a( re%o)ered from Manmo#an. A(#o* a%%u(ed made di(%+o(ure (tatement

E8. PS t#at $e)ender C#opra and Ai(#e* C#opra #ad &een *i++ed and t#eir &odie(

t#ron in utter( in Se%tor(1/ and 4B. Mo&i+e of $e)ender C#opra a( *ept%on%ea+ed in t#e #ou(e of t#e a%%u(ed. A%%u(ed Manmo#an made (imi+ar di(%+o(ure

(tatement E8. P6 and t#at #e #ad *ept %on%ea+ed %ar of t#e de%ea(ed in #i( #ou(e at

Pa+a+ and a *nife in #i( rented #ou(e at So#na. A%%u(ed Sure(# made (imi+ar

di(%+o(ure (tatement E8. P? and t#at #e #ad %on%ea+ed mo&i+e of t#e de%ea(ed at t#e

(#op of #i( &rot#er at So#na. A%%u(ed Ma#e(# made (imi+ar di(%+o(ure (tatement E8.

P and t#at (uit%a(e of t#e de%ea(ed a( %on%ea+ed in #i( o+d #ou(e. A%%ordin+,'

re%o)erie( ere e9e%ted. Po(t mortem of dead &odie( a( %ondu%ted and ot#er (tep(

for in)e(tiation ere %omp+eted.

b. After %on(iderin t#e e)iden%e on re%ord t#e tria+ Court %on)i%ted and (enten%ed t#e

appe++ant( for *idnappin and murder and %on%ea+in e)iden%e in %on(pira%, and &,%ommon intention. A++ t#e a%%u(ed (tand (enten%ed to undero impri(onment for +ife

and ot#er +e((er (enten%e( #i%# #a)e &een a>rmed &, t#e @i# Court. Appea+

&efore Supreme Court.