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PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
SUMEET GOEL
Pinki – Appellant
Versus
State of Haryana – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Sumeet Goel, J.(Oral)
1. Present appeal has been filed against the judgment of acquittal dated 15.03.2017, passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Jind in criminal appeal No. 70 (RBT) bearing CIS No.330 of 2013.
2. Facts germane to the adjudication of the present appeal are that FIR No.163 dated 16.05.2010 was registered against respondents No.2 and 3 alongwith one Shyam Sunder son of Baru Ram resident of village Roopgarh, Teshil and District Jind, under Sections 323, 354, 452, 506 read with Section 34 of the IPC at Police Station Sadar, Jind. The trial of the said case was concluded by the Court of Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Jind, vide judgment of conviction, dated 20.03.2013. It is pertinent that the trial in the case was conducted against three accused persons, namely, Purshotam (respondent No.2 herein), Suraj Mal (respondent No.3 herein) and Shyam Sunder and all of them were convicted under Sections 354 and 452 of the IPC and were sentenced to 1 year rigorous imprisonment under Section 354 IPC; and 3 years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.5000/- each under Section 452 of IPC, whereby both the substantive sentences were ordered to run concurrently.
3. All the thre
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