107 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 09.02.2026.

Pritam Singh and others ...Appellants vs.

State of Punjab …Respondent Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.S.Shekhawat Hon’ble Mr. Justice H.S.Grewal Present : Mr. Kulwant Singh Boparai, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr.M.S.Bajwa, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab.

Mr. Pawan Kumar, Senior Advocate with Ms. Vidushi Kumar, Advocate and Mrs. Seema Rani, Advocate for the complainant.

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N.S.Shekhawat J.

1. The appellants have filed the present appeal against the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 20.03.2004 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (Adhoc), Fast Track Court, Ludhiana, whereby, the appellants were convicted for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 459, 326, 324, 323 read with Section 34 of IPC and were sentenced as under:-

2. During the pendency of the present appeal before this Court, the appellants have moved an application under Section 320 Cr.P.C. seeking permission to compound the offences and for setting aside the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 20.03.2004 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (Adhoc), Fast Track Court,