JUDGMENT

SUDHANSU JYOTI MUKHOPADHAYA, J.

These two appeals are directed against the common judgment dated 9th December, 2005 passed by the learned Single Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh in two separate Criminal Appeal Nos. 392-SB of 1995 and 151-SB of 1995, whereby the learned Single Judge dismissed the appeals preferred by the accused and affirmed the conviction and sentence awarded by the Additional Session Judge, Yamuna Nagar at Jagadhri.

2. The appellants were tried for offences under Sections 498-A , 304-B and 201/34 IPC and after hearing the parties the learned Additional Session Judge, Jagadhri by its judgment dated 22nd February, 1995 convicted the appellant Rajinder Singh for the offences under Sections 498-A , 304-B and 201 IPC whereas other appellants, namely, Surinder Singh, Pritam Singh, Gurvinder Singh were convicted for offences under Section 201/34IPC. Accused-Appellant Rajinder Singh was sentenced to undergo RI for a period of two years and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- for offence under Section 498-A IPC, in default of payment of fine, he had to undergo further RI for six months; for offence under Section 304-B IPC he was sentenced to undergo RI