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ANUPINDER SINGH GREWAL, LALIT BATRA
Gurpreet Singh @ Gopi – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
Judgment
Mr. Lalit Batra, J.
This criminal appeal has been preferred by appellant/convict-Gurpreet Singh @ Gopi, impugning the legality of judgment of conviction and order of sentence both dated 25.09.2013 rendered by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Jalandhar, vide which appellant was held guilty and convicted for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 302 and 376 IPC, in case FIR No.222 dated 08.10.2011 under Sections 302 and 376 IPC, Police Station Adampur, District Jalandhar and was sentenced as under:-
| Offence Under Section | Sentenced to Rigorous Imprisonment | Fine | In default of payment of fine |
| 376 IPC | Ten years | Rs.10,000/- | Four months RI |
| 302 IPC | Life Imprisonment | Rs.20,000/- | Six months |
Trial Court ordered that both the sentences shall run concurrently.
2. As per prosecution version, on 08.10.2011 at about 7:00 AM, complainant-Karnail Singh son of Mehanga Singh alongwith his son Gurpreet Singh had gone to their fields on a tractor and were ploughing the fields and after finishing one round, when they reached on the other side of the field, complainant-Karnail Singh noticed that on the corner of the f
The main legal point established in the judgment is the requirement for completing the chain of circumstances in cases based on circumstantial evidence, and the importance of conclusive and reliable ....
The sufficiency of circumstantial evidence to establish guilt and the principle that the accused must provide a satisfactory explanation for incriminating evidence.
Circumstantial evidence, when linked cohesively, suffices for conviction if it eliminates reasonable doubt, as seen in the confirmed guilt of the appellant for the rape and murder of a minor.
Circumstantial evidence must establish a complete and unbroken chain pointing to the guilt of the accused, with no plausible alternative explanations.
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