Major Singh vs State of Punjab - 2023 Supreme(P&H) 3177

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2023 Supreme(P&H) 3177

SANJAY VASHISTH
Major Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
Mr. Onkar Singh, Advocate; For the Appellantin CRA-S-484-SB of 2007/Respondent No.2 (in CRR-716-2007).
Mr. Randhir Singh, Advocate, for Mr. R.P. Dhir, Advocate; For the Petitioner (in CRR-716-2007).
For the Respondents: Mr. J.S. Arora, DAG, Punjab.

Table of Content
1. details of the case and conviction (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7)
2. arguments challenging the prosecution's case (Para 10 , 16 , 21)
3. court's evaluation of witness credibility (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15)
4. court's stance on evidentiary standards (Para 17 , 18 , 19 , 20)
5. court's findings on intent to kill (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 25)
6. final decision and order of the court (Para 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32)

JUDGMENT

Mr. Sanjay Vashisth, J.

This judgment shall dispose of CRA-S-484-SB-2007 and CRR- 716-2007, as they both are interconnected and arising out of the same judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 19.02.2007. However, for the sake of brevity the facts are being extracted from CRA-S-484-SB-2007.

2. Criminal Appeal i.e. CRA-S-484-SB-2007, was filed by appellant Major Singh, aged about 44 years (as per the impugned judgment), against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 19.02.2007, passed by the Ld. Additional Sessions Judge, Hoshiarpur (for brevity 'Ld. Trial Court'), in Sessions Case No. 16 of 24.10.2005, arising out of FIR No.93, dated 04.07.2005, under Sections 307 , 326, 324, 323 of INDIAN PENAL CODE (IPC), registered at Polic