IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRA-S-283-SB-2004 Date of Reserve:29.01.2026 Date of Decision: 23.02.2026 Uploaded on: 27.02.2026 (i) CRA-S-283-SB-2004 Sukhvinder Singh …Appellant Vs.

State of Haryana …Respondent (ii) CRA-D-395-DBA-2004 State of Haryana …Appellant Vs.

Jajji and others …Respondents Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.S.Shekhawat Hon’ble Mr. Justice H.S Grewal Present: Mr. Rajiv Sidhu, Sr.DAG, Haryana for the appellant in CRA-D-395-DBA-2004 and for the respondent in CRA-S-283-SB-2004.

Mr. Vicky Sharma, Advocate for Mr. K.S Dhaliwal, Advocate for the appellant in CRA-S-283-SB-2004.

Ms. Gurneet Sagoo, Advocate as Amicus Curiae for the respondents in CRA-D-395-DBA-2004.

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N.S.Shekhawat J.

1. This judgement shall dispose of two appeals i.e. CRA-S-283-SB- 2004 titled as “ Sukhvinder Singh Vs. State of Haryana and CRA-D-395- DBA-2004 titled as “State of Haryana Vs. Jajji and Others, as both the appeals have been filed against the common impugned judgment of conviction dated

03.12.2003 and order of sentence dated 04.12.2003, passed by the Special Court, Kaithal.

2. Vide the impugned judgment of conviction dated 03.12.2003 and order of sentence dated 04.12.2003, pa