Certain castes have been cursed and regarded as criminal tribes in India. They have been persecuted for centuries. They wander from one place to another place for living. Their pain is unheard by the society. No one has any sympathy or kindness towards them. They are ignored and humiliated on time to time. The one such tribe in Maharashtra is "Paradhi" (पारधी). They have presence in Maharashtra's rural area especially in Marathwada region of Maharashtra. The story I am going to tell you is of Krishna and his brother Ravi. Krishna was working as a labourer in a factory in Aurangabad. His brother has a small Tum Tum. A day ago, Krishna came to Udgir to see his new born baby who is just one month old. Somewhere in the jurisdiction of Wadhvana police station a robbery happened and Krishna and his brother Ravi were picked up by the Local Crime Branch in Latur. Both of them were beaten till the blood come out of their mouth. They were crying with pain and saying they a
Before Mr. Justice Macpherson and Mr. Justice Morris. QUEEN v. NOBIN CHUNDER BANERJEE . Judgment Date : 1873 October 24 Citation : 13 Bengal Law Reports, Ap. 20/ 1873, Volume 20 WR (Weekly Reports) Page, 70 Criminal Procedure Code (Act X. of 1872), s. 263-Verdict of Jury-Murder-Insanity. - Baboo Juggadanund Mookerjee for the Crown. - Mr. Bonnerjee (with him Baboo Bacharam Mookerjee) for the prisoner. THE facts are sufficiently stated in the judgment of the Court, which was delivered by MACPHERSON, J.- The jury in this case have found that the prisoner caused the death of his wife, but that he is not guilty of murder, because, when he killed her, he, by reason of unsoundness of mind, was incapable of knowing that he was doing an act which was wrong or contrary to law. The Sessions Judge, disagreeing with the verdict of the jury as regards the unsoundness of the prisoner's mind, was of opinion that he ought to have been convicted of murder; and he has (under s. 263, of the