IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (203)

CRA-2439-SB-2009 (O&M)

Reserved on:-24.02.2025 Date of Decision: 25.02.2025 Santosh Kumar ... . Appellant Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present: Mr. H.S. Sidhu, Advocate, for the appellant.

Mr. Harkanwar Jeet Singh, AAG, Punjab.

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JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J.

The present appeal has been filed impugning the judgment dated 10.10.2009 passed by the Special Judge, Moga whereby the accused-

appellant/Santosh Kumar alongwith his co-accused came to be convicted.

2. The FIR in the present came to be registered on 07.06.2009. The judgment of conviction and order of sentence was passed on 10.10.2009 by the Special Judge, Moga. The instant appeal was filed on 14.10.2009 and has come up for final hearing now i.e. after a period of almost 16 years from the date of registration of the FIR.

3. As per the facts of the case on 07.06.2009, SI Iqbal Singh, HC Para Singh alongwith the police party were going on their government Gypsy No. PB-29H-8312 driven by constable Amarjit Singh for patrolling from Amritsar Road, Moga-Zira road and then towards grain market Moga.

At about 11.00 a.m., when the police