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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
ANOOP CHITKARA, H.S.GREWAL
Jarnail Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Anoop Chitkara, J.
FIR No. | Dated | Police Station | Section |
79 | 16.05.2010 | Boha | 450, 302, 201 IPC (Vide DDR No.28 dated 16.05.2010, Section 376 IPC added) |
Criminal Case number before the Sessions Court | Sessions Case No.18 dated 09.09.2010 |
Date of Decision | 12.06.2012 |
Date of order on the quantum of sentence | 12.06.2012 |
Name of the accused | Jarnail Singh |
Name of convict | Jarnail Singh |
Conviction under Sections | 450, 376, 302, 201 IPC |
Sentence imposed | Imprisonment for life |
Sentence imposed
Section | Sentence of imprisonment | Fine in INR | Sentence in default of payment of fine |
450 IPC | RI for 7 years | 2000 | RI for 1 month |
376 IPC | RI for 10 years | 5000 | RI for 2 months |
302 IPC | RI for life | 10000 | RI for 2 months |
201 IPC | RI for 7 years | 2000 | RI for 1 month |
1. Challenging the conviction and the consequent sentence as captioned above, the convict came up before this Court by filing the present criminal appeal in the year 2012.
2. The facts of the case are that on 16th May 2010, the above captioned FIR was registered based on the information given by the father of the deceased (PW-1), in which he named the convict Jarnail Singh as the suspect.
3. Victim's father (PW-1) informed the police that he worked as a laborer. On 15th May 2010, he along wi
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.
The sufficiency of circumstantial evidence and the need for a complete chain of evidence to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
The judgment establishes that circumstantial evidence must form a complete, unbroken chain directly linking the accused to the crime, which warranted a life sentence in this case.
Circumstantial evidence must establish a conclusive chain consistent with the accused's guilt; suspicion cannot replace proof beyond reasonable doubt in criminal convictions.
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