306 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 05.03.2025 SURINDER ...APPELLANT V/S STATE OF HARYANA ...RESPONDENT

2. CRA-S-903-SB-2005 HARI RAM ...APPELLANT V/S STATE OF HARYANA ...RESPONDENT

3. CRA-S-1555-SB-2005 SOMBIR ...APPELLANT V/S STATE OF HARYANA ...RESPONDENT

4. CRA-S-2100-SB-2005 KULDEEP ...APPELLANT V/S STATE OF HARYANA ...RESPONDENT CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Hitesh Verma, Advocate for the appellants (amicus curiae)

(CRA-S-572-SB-2005; CRA-S-1555-SB-2005 & CRA-S-2100-SB-2005)

Mr. Tara Chand, Advocate for the appellant.

(in CRA-S-903-SB-2005)

Mr. Harkesh Kumar, AAG, Haryana and Mr. Ramesh Kumar Ambavta, AAG, Haryana.

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HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL)

1. This order of mine shall dispose of all the above-mentioned appeals as all are arising from the same FIR. For the sake of brevity, facts are borrowed from CRA-S-572-SB-2005 titled as Surinder vs. State of Haryana.

2. The instant appeal has been preferred against the judgment of conviction dated 15.03.2005 and order of sentence dated 16.03.2005 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court), Bhiwani in case stemming from FIR No.217 dated 16.06.2003 regis