IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 07.07.2025 GURJIT SINGH & OTHERS .. Appellants Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ...Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE GURVINDER SINGH GILL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present: Mr. Karambir Singh Kahlon, Advocate with Ms. Manveen Kahlon, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Siddharth Attri, Asstt. A.G. Punjab.

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JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J.

The present appeal has been filed against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 20.12.2003 passed by the Addl.

Sessions Judge, Gurdaspur.

2. The FIR was registered on 05.05.2001, the judgment of conviction and order of sentence passed by the Addl. Sessions Judge, Gurdaspur is dated 20.12.2003, the appeal was filed on 23.01.2004 and the matter is being taken up for hearing now i.e. after a period of more than 24 years from the date of registration of the FIR.

3. Briefly stated the case of the prosecution is that on 05.05.2001 at about 9:00 a.m. SI Swaran Singh (PW4), P.S. Ghoman alongwith SI Arbinder Singh, ASI Surjit Singh, H.C. Gurinder Kumar No.1611, H.C. Palwinder Singh No.2188, C. Davinder Singh No.2680, C. Rachhpal Singh No.3188 C.

Madan Lal No.2590 were present on