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JASJIT SINGH BEDI, GURVINDER SINGH GILL
Shivji – Appellant
Versus
State of Haryana – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Gurvinder Singh Gill, J.
1. Appellant Shivji assails judgment dated 25.01.2005 passed by Sessions Judge, Kurukshetra and order dated 27.01.2005 whereby he has been held guilty and sentenced as under:-
| Section | Sentence |
| 302 IPC | To undergo life imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs. 1000/-. In default of payment of fine he will further undergo rigorous imprisonment for two months |
| 324 IPC | To undergo rigorous imprisonment for 1 year |
2. The matter arises out of FIR No. 40 dated 01.05.2003, Police Station Babain, under Sections 302 , 324, 323 of IPC (Ex.PQ/2) lodged on the statement (Ex.PQ) made by complainant Begu Mehto, which came to be recorded when the police, upon receipt of information from the hospital regarding admission of Begu Mehto and Vinod Mehto in injured condition, visited the hospital. Begu Mehto stated that he along with his younger brother Kishori Mehto (deceased), his brother-in-law (jija) Vinod Mehto and his uncle’s son-in-law namely Rattan Dev Mehto had come to village Prahladpur for doing labour work in the fields of Partap Singh about six or seven months back and they used to reside at the ‘kotha’ (housing) of tubewell situated in
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