IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
VINOD S.BHARDWAJ
Gulab Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Of Haryana – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J.
CRM-12390-2011 in CRA-S-493-SB-2011
Application is allowed as prayed for subject to all just exceptions.
Annexure A- is are taken on record.
The Registry is directed to tag the same at an appropriate place.
CRM-49914-2011 in CRR-2134-2011
Application is allowed as prayed for subject to all just exceptions. Main cases Both the aforesaid cases viz Criminal Appeal as well as Criminal Revision are being decided by a common order since they arise out of the same impugned judgment of conviction dated 29.01.2011 and order of sentence dated 31.01.2011 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Yamuna Nagar at Jagadhri, in Sessions Case bearing No.02 dated 23.05.2008/02.06.2008, arising out of FIR bearing No.49 dated 27.03.2008, registered under Section(s) 452, 307 and 326 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, at Police Station Radaur, District Yamuna Nagar.
2 CRA-S-493-SB-2011 has been filed by the appellant-Gulab Singh, against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence whereby the appellant has been held guilty and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 03 years along with a fine of Rs.1,000/- for the offence punishable under Section 450 of the



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