Convicted
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 19 2019:
Session Judge, Imphal West Maibam Manojkumar today convicted 49 year old Pheiroijam Boy @ Rakeshroshan under section 302 murdering his aunt on March 8,2014 with a knife.
The Court also fixed tomorrow for the sentence hearing.
The judgment order was announced today in an open Court after it was kept reserved from on January 30 after the final hearing of the case.
The convict Pheiroijam Boy @ Rakeshroshan 49 s/o (L) Premkumar of Sagolband Moirang Hanuba Leirak presently lodged in Sajiwa Central Jail was present during the announcement of the order.
The case was on against the convict after one of their family members lodged a written complaint before Lamphel Police Station stating that March 8, 2014 at around 1.30 pm his aunty (deceased) Pheiroijam Kundarani Leima was stabbed by the convict on her abdomen while she was sleeping on her bed.
Kundarani was rushed to Shija Hospital but the doctor declared her brought dead.
After the completion of investigation by Women Sub Inspector G Kitty Sharma and Elangbam Ayangleimai, IOs of the case had submitted a charge sheet before the Court under section 326 and 302 IPC and charges were framed against the convict on April 2, 2016.During the trial, 12 prosecution witnesses were recorded and cross examined by the Court and after the completion of the prosecution the convict was examined by the Court.
During the argument, the Court heard the submission of Additional PP A Nilachandar amd defense counsel Advocate Th Picha.
Additional PP submitted that out of 21 prosecution witnesses examined by the Court one of them is an eye witness and she shouted "murder, murder," when the aunt was stabbed.
After hearing counsels of both sides, the Court came to the conclusion that the prosecution has proven beyond the reasonable doubt that the Ph Boi murdered his aunt Kundarani on 8 March 2014 at around 1.30 pm .