SANJAY VASHISTH
Major Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
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 Police Station Mahilpur (Hoshiarpur).
Accused-appellant was held guilty for commission of offence punishable under Sections 307 , 326, 324, 323 of IPC, and was ordered to undergo sentence(s), as detailed in the following table:-
| Name of Convict | Under Section | Sentence | Fine | In Default |
| Major Singh | 307 IPC | 07 years RI | Rs. 25,000/- | 06 months RI |
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| As the accused has been sentenced under the major head, no sepa | |||
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