Baljeet Singh @ Jeeta vs State of Haryana

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2022 Supreme(SC) 1989

SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, S. RAVINDRA BHAT, M. M. SUNDRESH
Baljeet Singh @ Jeeta – Appellant
Versus
State of Haryana – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellants : Mr. Narender Hooda, Sr. Adv. Mr. Rahul Rathore, Adv. Ms. Pallvi Hooda, Adv. Ms. Seema Sindhu, Adv. Mr. Shaurya Lamba, Adv.Dr. Surender Singh Hooda, AOR
For the Respondents: Mr. Nikhil Goel, Addl. AG, Mr. Vishwa Pal Singh, AOR

Table of Content
1. appellant charged with murder. (Para 2)
2. challenge to trial court's sentencing jurisdiction. (Para 3 , 6 , 11)
3. high court dismissed appeals. (Para 4 , 5 , 10)
4. special sentence limited to 20 years affirmed. (Para 12 , 19)
5. context of appellant's multiple convictions. (Para 15 , 17)

ORDER :

2. FIR No.427 dated 18.9.2003 was registered at the Police Station-City Kaithal, District Kaithal, Haryana recording the incident where one Parmanand Goel suffered bullet wound injuries and other injuries and passed away on the same date. On investigation, three persons were charged for offences under Section 302 /34 IPC including the appellant. On trial being completed, two of the other appellants were found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment in terms of the judgment dated 15th January, 2008. Since the appellant was absconding, only on his being apprehended in South Africa and expedited to India, the trial took place and he too was convicted by the judgment dated 17th March, 2010.

4. On the appeals being filed before the High Court, all the appeals were dismissed as also the revision filed by the son of the victim on 10.1.2018.

6. On the aforesaid happening, the appell

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