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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
SUMEET GOEL
Ajeet Singh – Appellant
Versus
Inderjeet – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Sumeet Goel, J.
Vide this common judgment, aforesaid two criminal revision petitions, filed by the petitioner, emanating from a common judgment dated 20.09.2022 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Narnaul, are being taken up for adjudication together.
2. Present Criminal Revision Petitions have been filed seeking setting aside of the impugned Judgment dated 20.09.2022 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Narnaul (for short 'Additional Sessions Judge'); further seeking restoration of the Judgment and Conviction dated 03.02.2017 and order of sentence dated 07.02.2017 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Mahendergarh (Ld. Trial Court) as also to punish the accused persons, in accordance with law.
3. Facts pertinent for adjudication are that the petitioner, being complainant, lodged an FIR No.120 dated 07.08.2013, under sections 147, 148, 323, 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ' IPC '), registered at Police Station Satnali, District Mahendergarh, Haryana. In the said FIR, it was alleged that on 29.07.2013 at about 09.00 p.m., the petitioner went to the shop of one Joginder, when a Scorpio vehicle carrying 7-8 boys came there and all of
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