Health Centre, Kolebira, District Simdega, wherein she has stated that on the previous day, i.e., on 14.6.2006 at about 3:00 P.M, she had gone to the forest situated at about half kilometer from the house, for picking fire wood. Her younger brother-in-law, Mangal Samad and elder brother-in-law, Martin Samad were also in the same forest, picking lac ( lah ). In the meantime, her husband, Daud Samad, who had gone to attend a meeting of Pahans in a school, came there and asked his brothers as to why they were picking the lah as it was planted by him, whereupon, there was a quarrel between three brothers. The informant also rushed there to save her husband, but both the accused persons threw her husband down and assaulted him by axe giving one assault each, causing injuries on his head and he became unconscious. Thereafter the accused persons fled away. The informant came to her house and brought water to give her husband, but in spite of drinking the water, he died at the spot. As it had become night, she could not go anywhere. On 15.6.2006 her elder cousin-in-law brought a tempo, upon which, they had brought the deceased to the Primary Health Centre, where her statement was recorded by the police. On the basis of her fardbeyan , Kolebira P.S Case No.23 of 2006, corresponding to G.R No.204 of 2006, was instituted for the offence under Sections 302 / 34 of the Indian Penal Code, against both these accused-appellants and investigation was taken up. After investigation, the police submitted the charge-sheet in the case.
