IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRA-D-440-DB-2004 (O&M)

Date of Reserve:14.10.2025 Date of Decision: 19.01.2026 Uploaded on: 21.01.2026 (i) CRA-D-440-DB-2004 (O&M) Parmodh Kumar and Anr. …Appellants Vs.

State of Punjab …Respondent (ii) CRA-D-744-DB-2004 Sansar Singh …Appellant Vs.

State of Punjab …Respondent Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.S.Shekhawat Hon’ble Ms. Justice Sukhvinder Kaur Present: Mr.Karan Sharma, Advocate as Amicus Curiae for the appellant in CRA-D-440-DB-2004.

Mr.J.S Bains, Advocate for the appellant in CRA-D-744-DB-2004.

Mr.I.P.S Sabharwal, DAG, Punjab.

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N.S.Shekhawat J.

1. This judgement shall dispose of two criminal appeals i.e. CRA-D- 440-DB-2004 titled as “Parmodh Kumar and Anr. Vs. State of Punjab and CRA-D-744-DB-2004 titled as “Sansar Singh Vs. State of Punjab, whereby, the appellants have assailed the legality and correctness of impugned judgment of conviction dated 01.04.2004 and order of sentence dated 05.04.2004, passed by the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Kapurthala, whereby, the appellants have been convicted for commission of the offences punishable under Sections

302/34 of IPC, the appellants have preferred the appeals before th