GUWAHATI, India, May 25 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on April 25:
1. The instant appeal has been preferred from jail against a judgment and order dated 21.01.2020 passed by the Sessions Judge, Hailakandi in Sessions Case No. 08/2019 registered under Section 302 IPC with R.I. for life and a fine of Rs.10,000/-.
2. The criminal law was set into motion by lodging of an Ejahar by the PW1 on 30.07.2018 alleging, inter alia, that on the previous evening at about 6 p.m., his mother was assaulted by his step-brother (the appellant) leading to her death. It has been alleged that following a disagreement over of certain family issue, the appellant, with an intention to kill his mother assaulted her on various parts of her body ...