Convicted for patricide
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 22 2023:
A 47-year old man has been convicted for murdering his own father on March 3, 2014 at Khoijuman Maning Leikai under Bishnupur police station.
The judgment announced today by Session Judge, Bishnupur was reserved from February 10 after hearing the submission of Additional PP L Danny Meetei and the legal aid counsel provided by the District Legal Services Authority, Bishnupur to the convict.
According to the case dossier, Khangjrakpam Boby of Khoijuman Maning Leikai, Ward No 1 killed his father, Kh Sanakhomba alias Samungou, by chopping the head and the face using a dao at around 4.40 pm of March 3, 2014 .
Boby was arrested by police the next day.
Upon completion of investigation, the IO submitted a charge sheet against the accused u/s 302 IPC for trial to the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bishnupur and later the case was committed to Session Court.
On the basis of the materials available on record, the Court framed charges u/s 302 IPC against the accused and he was asked whether he pleaded guilty or not.
But Kh Boby did not plead guilty.
The prosecution had produced 10 prosecution witnesses in order to prove the charges levelled against the convict beyond the reasonable doubt and also produced documents and seized articles in connection with the case.
The convict, in his defence, produced two defence witnesses including himself .
The Court, after hearing the submission of Additional PP L Danny Meetei and the defence counsel and on perusal of the documentary evidence and material objects, observed that the prosecution has been able to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Kh Boby had committed the offence punishable under section 302 IPC for murdering his father.
Thus the Court convicted Khangjrakpam Boby under section 302 IPC for committing murder of his own father and fixed February 27 for sentence hearing.