JUDGMENT :

KRISHNA MURARI, J.

1. The instant appeal is directed against the judgment and final order dated 24.01.2013 passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh, (hereinafter referred to as “High Court”) in Criminal Appeal No. 43/MA/2012 where the Respondent Nos. 2 to 6 were acquitted of the charges framed against them.

FACTS

2. Briefly, the facts relevant to the present appeal are that the respondents Nos. 2 to 6 herein, in furtherance of their common intention, attacked the deceased on 22.12.2009. The deceased was then taken to a hospital where he later died the next day on 23.12.2009.

3. An FIR of the alleged incident was lodged on 22.12.2009 at Police Station Karnal City, registered as FIR No. 905 against the respondents herein under Sections 148, 149, 323, 324, 307, 302 and 506 of the IPC, and the police began the investigation.

4. On completion of the investigation, a final report was presented in court, and the case was committed to the competent court for trial. The respondents were charge sheeted vide order dated 17.05.2010 to which they pleaded not guilty and sought for a full trial. After the appraisal of evidence, the trial judge found the case of the prosecu