In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh

1. CRA-D-49-DB-2004 (O&M)

Reserved on: 17.12.2024 Date of Decision: 07.1.2025 Jatinder Singh alias Satnam Singh ......Appellant Versus State of Punjab ......Respondent 2. CRA-D-165-DB-2004 (O&M)

Charanjit Singh alias Channi ......Appellant Versus State of Punjab ......Respondent

3. CRA-D-169-DB-2004 (O&M)

Amanpreet Singh @ Meetu ......Appellant Versus State of Punjab ......Respondent

4. CRR-1406-2004 Jatinder Singh ......Petitioner Versus Charanjit Singh alias Channi and others ......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURESHWAR THAKUR HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Argued by: Mr. Anmol Partap Singh Mann, Advocate for the appellant(s) (in all appeals)

Mr. Maninderjit Singh Bedi, Addl. A.G., Punjab.

Mr. Charanjit Singh Bakshi, Advocate (Legal Aid Counsel)

for the petitioner (in CRR-1406-2004).

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SURESHWAR THAKUR , J.

1. Since all the appeals (supra) as well as the criminal revision petition (supra) arise from a common verdict, made by the learned trial Judge concerned, hence both the appeals (supra) as well as the revision petition (supra) are amenable for a common verdict being made thereons.

2. All the appeals (supra) are directed against the impugned verdict, as made on 18.12.2003, upon case bearing No. 55 of 3.10.2001, by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Ludhiana, wherethrough in respect of charges respectively drawn against the convicts-appellants qua offences punishable under Sections 302, 382, 34 IPC, thus the learned trial Judge concerned, proceeded to record a finding of conviction against the convicts-

appellants.

3. Moreover, through a separate sentencing order of even date, the learned trial Judge concerned, sentenced the accuseds-appellants in the hereafter extracted manner-

Convict Charanjit Singh alias Channi Under Section 302 IPC To undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 5000/- and in default to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for six months.

Under Section 382 IPC To undergo rigorous imprisonment for five years and to pay a fine of Rs. 1000/- and in default of payment of fine to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for one month. Convict Amanpreet Singh alias Meetu Under Section 302 IPC To undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 5000/- and in default to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for six months.

Under Section 382 IPC To undergo rigorous imprisonment for five years and to pay a fine of Rs. 1000/- and in default to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for one month.

Convict Jatinder Singh alias Satnam Singh Gurpreet Singh Under Section 302/34 IPC To undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 5000/- and in default to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for six months.

Under Section 382 IPC To undergo rigorous imprisonment for five years and to pay a fine of Rs. 1000/- and in default to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for one month.

4. Both the above imposed sentences of imprisonment upon the convicts-appellants, were ordered to run concurrently. However, the period of detention undergone by the accused-appellants, during the investigations, and, trial of the case, was, in terms of Section 428 of the Cr.P.C., rather ordered to be set off from the above imposed sentence(s) of imprisonment.

5. Convicts-appellants Jatinder Singh alias Satnam Singh, Charranjit Singh alias Channi and Amanpreet Singh @ Meetu become aggrieved from the above drawn verdict of conviction, besides also, become aggrieved from the consequent thereto sentences of imprisonment, and, of fine as became imposed, upon them, by the learned convicting Court concerned, and, hence have chosen to institute thereagainst the criminal appeals respectively bearing Nos. CRA-D-49-DB-2004, CRA-D-165-DB-

2004 and CRA-D-169-DB-2004.

6. Criminal Revision No. 1406 of 2004 has been preferred by Jatinder Singh, father of the deceased, seeking a directions upon the accused-appellants to pay Rs. 10,00,000/- (Rs. Ten lacs) as com