Narinder Pal Singh vs State (now UT) of J&K

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2023 Supreme(J&K) 531

M. A. CHOWDHARY
Narinder Pal Singh – Appellant
Versus
State (now UT) of J&K – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Sunil Sethi, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Navyug Sethi.
For the Respondent: Mr. Bhanu Jasrotia, GA.

JUDGMENT :

1. This criminal appeal is directed against the judgment dated 11.06.2011 handed down by the learned Sessions Judge, Rajouri [“trial Court”] in file No.50-A/Sessions titled ‘State of J&K v. Narinder Pal Singh @ Vicky & Ors.’, whereby the appellants were convicted for commission of offences punishable under Sections 323/325/34 RPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years and to pay fine of Rs.5,000/- under Section 325 RPC and in default of payment of fine, to undergo imprisonment of similar nature for a further period of six moths and for offence under Section 323 RPC, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three months and to pay fine of Rs.500/- and in default of payment of fine, to undergo further imprisonment of similar nature for a period of one month. The sentences of imprisonment imposed were, however, ordered to run concurrently.

2. With a view to appreciate the grounds of challenge urged by the learned counsel appearing for the appellants to assail the judgment of conviction and order of sentence impugned in this appeal, it would be necessary to first briefly notice the case of prosecution, as was put up before the trial Co