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Present: Mr. T.P. Singh, Advocate for Mr. S.S. Narula, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Manish Bansal, P.P., U.T., Chandigarh with Mr. Vijay K.V., Advocate and Ms. Diksha Sharma, Advocate for the respondent’U.T., Chandigarh.

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The present appeal has been filed against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 30.09.2004 passed by the Addl.

Sessions Judge, Chandigarh.

2. The FIR was registered on 09.11.2001, the judgment of conviction and order of sentence passed by the Additional Session Judge, Chandigarh is dated 30.09.2004, the appeal was filed on 17.12.2004 and the matter is being taken up for hearing now i.e. after a period of more than 23 years from the date of registration of the FIR.

3. The case of the prosecution is that one Bhag Singh a resident of Sector 37’C, Chandigarh informed the police of having received a telephone call at about 07.30 AM on 09.11.2001 from Shakuntla wife of Dalip Singh requesting Bhag Singh to visit Dalip Singh and see as to what he was doing. Bhag Singh went to the house of Dalip Singh to find the door of his house open whereafter he reported and informed Shakuntla that Dalip Singh was sleeping on which Shakuntla asked him to visit Dalip Singh again to ensure that Dalip Singh was really sleeping as she was feeling nervous, apprehending something wrong having happened with Dalip Singh. Bhag Singh went inside the house of Dalip Singh again to find him lying on a double bed face down and his head was soaked with blood and he did not respond on being shaken by Bhag Singh and appeared to be dead. Bhag Singh informed Shakuntla telephonically asking her to reach there forthwith and Bhag Singh informed the police as well telephonically from his public call office booth. On receiving this information, the police lodged FIR No. 550 of 09.11.2001 at Police Station, Sector 39, Chandigarh and launched an investigation. During the course of investigation it transpired that accused Harpreet Singh and Kaka Singh had visited Dalip Singh in his hut on the night of 08.11.2001 and had taken liquor with him whereafter an altercation erupted amongst them over