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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, H.S.GREWAL
Bikram Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Of Punjab – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. details of the incident leading to prosecution (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 2. testimony of witnesses and evidence regarding the shooting (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 3. arguments by the appellant questioning the prosecution's case (Para 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38) |
| 4. court's evaluation of the prosecution's and defense's arguments (Para 39 , 43) |
| 5. outcome of the appeal and dismissal of revision petitions (Para 48 , 49) |
JUDGMENT :
MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J.
By this order, we propose to dispose of the above-mentioned appeal, two Criminal Revision Petitions as well as the application filed by the State for grant of leave to appeal, as they pertain to the same occurrence.
2. The appeal i.e. CRA-D No.823-DB of 2005 is directed against the judgment dated 18.10.2005 and order of sentence dated 22.10.2025 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Kapurthala, whereby the appellant- Bikram Singh, was convicted under Section 302 of the IPC and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life with a fine of Rs.2,000/-, while his co-accused Jatinder Singh alias Lucky, Manjit Singh alias Shuka and Avtar Singh were acquitted. Accused Jagmohan Singh expired during trial, and accused Ba
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