S. Muralidhar, J.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6
The present appeals	7
Transfer of the trial to Delhi	8
Charges	8
Convictions and sentences awarded by the trial Court	9
Before this Court	11
The demographic composition of Mirchpur	14
Incident of 19th April 2010	15
20th April 2010	16
Incident of 21st April 2010	17
Charge sheets	20
Findings of the trial Court	21
Summary of trial Court’s findings	33
Submissions on behalf of the State	34
Submissions on behalf of the complainants	43
Causal link between incidents of 19th and 21st April 2010	46
The incident of 21st April 2010: the Trial Court's findings	49
This Court’s analysis of the incidents of 21st April 2010	54
Site plans & photographic and videographic evidence	63
Unlawful assembly with a common object	71
Applicability of the POA Act	75
Section 3(1)(x) POA Act	77
Section 3(1)(xv) POA Act	78
Section 3(2)(iii) and (iv) POA Act	79
Section 3(2)(v) POA Act	80
Section 8 POA Act	84
This Court’s findings with respect to the POA Act	85
Leading questions	86
Eye witness testimonies	88
Test Identification Parade	92
Delay in recording statements of witnesses	96
Lapses in investigation	98
Conduct of witnesses	100
Statements before the Commission of Inquiry	101
Scientific evidence v. ocular evidence	103
Irrelevant considerations in rejecting testimony	105
Numerical rule in respect of Section 149 IPC	106
Analysis of eye-witness testimonies	108
Kamala (PW-50)	109
Amar Lal (CW-1)	114
Pradeep (PW-49)	115
Rajbir (PW-10)	117
Sunita (PW-13)	118
Sandeep (PW-28)	118
Sheela (PW-32)	118
Santra (PW-30)	119
Rani (PW-33), Sanjay (PW-36), and Meena (PW-37)	119
Mahajan (PW-38), Sube Singh (PW-39), and Vijender (PW-40)	121
Dhoop Singh (PW-29)	122
Vicky (PW-42)	123
Dilbagh (PW-43)	127
Sanjay (PW-44)	127
Manoj (PW-45)	128
Satyawan (PW-47) and Gulaba (PW-48)	129
Dying declarations of Tara Chand	130
Analysis of defence witnesses	134
Murder or culpable homicide?	135
Accused persons convicted by the trial Court	140
A-34: Rajender son of Pale	140
A-38: Kulwinder son of Ram Mehar	146
A-20: Ramphal son of Prithvi	149
A-3: Karambir son of Tara Chand	153
A-25: Karampal son of Satbir	154
A-13: Dharambir son of Mai Chand	156
A-27: Sumit son of Satyawan	158
A-64: Pradeep son of Jaibir	158
A-90: Rajpal son of Sheo Chand	159
A-65: Pradeep son of Suresh	159
A-41: Sunil son of Dayanand	160
A-39: Monu son of Suresh	161
A-58: Jasbir @ Lillu son of Raja	162
Accused persons acquitted by the trial Court	163
Respondents represented by Mr. M.N. Dudeja	165
A-22: Pradeep son of Balwan	167
A-77: Sanjay @ Handa son of Dayanand	168
A-78: Satyawan @ Satta Singh son of Karan Singh	169
Respondents represented by Mr. Ajay Verma