NAVEEN CHANDRA

VS
STATE OF UTTRANCHAL
PROVISIONS OF
IPC INVOLVED :
SECTION 96 IPC
SECTION 100 IPC
SECTION 300 IPC
 CHARACTERS

Nanda Ballabh
(Accused no.1)
G

Naveen Chandra
Kamala devi (Accused no.3)
(Accused no.2)
(Wife of
Nanda Ballabh)

Manish(his other son)

(PW3)
FACTS OF THE CASE

• Nanda Ballabh and Ganesh Dutt were two brothers.

• They were residents of the Village Baira Majhara, Tehsil Kapkot,

District Bageshwar.

• Their houses were adjacent to each other.

• Relationships between the two brothers were strained on account of

family matters.

• On the fateful day i.e. on 2.6.2001, there was an altercation

between Nanda Ballabh & his family with Ganesh Dutt and his
family during the day time.

•
• Conciliation was arranged through a panchayat at the instance of
Nanda Ballabh.

• Nanda Ballabh, had sought the intervention of Bhupal Dutta and

others on the ground that his brother Ganesh Dutta was
continuously troubling him and continuously hurling abuses.

• Bhupal Dutta, therefore, went along with some others to the house
of Nanda Ballabh where 7 or 8 other persons were already present.
This was at about 5.00 p.m.

• Ganesh Dutt was called by Bhupal Dutt, one Bishan Dutt and
Govind Ballabh.

• They found that Ganesh Dutt already had an injury on his head, yet
he came along with them to the courtyard in between the houses of
the brothers.
• On being asked as to what the dispute between the two brothers
was about, Ganesh Dutt allegedly lost his temper and started
abusing Nanda Ballabh.

• Thereafter, the persons, who were there, took him back to his
house.

• However, Ganesh Dutt, again came back and held the hand of his
sister in law, Kamala Devi.

• After this, there was an altercation between the brothers.

• In the meantime, Naveen Chandra rushed and injured Ganesh Dutt

on his head by a weapon called "Khukri".

• Smt. Janki Devi w/o Ganesh Dutt, also came there praying to spare
Ganesh Dutt, but she was also attacked by the Naveeen Chandra on
her face and head.
• Though the persons present requested Naveen Chandra to spare the
others, he ran up to the house of Ganesh Dutt.

• Where Ganesh Dutt's son Sandeep Dutt, & Manish Kumar were
present.

• Sandeep Dutt took to his heels while the other son Manish hid
himself.

• Ganesh Dutt died on the spot while his wife Smt. Janki Devi and
son Sandeep were seriously injured.

• The Gram Pradhan was called and the injured were kept in the
Varanda of Ganesh Dutt's house, but they also died during the same
night.