IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRA-D-619-DB-2004 Date of Reserve:03.11.2025 Date of Decision: 10.02.2026 Uploaded on: 13.02.2026 (i) CRA-D-619-DB-2004 Mam Chand and Anr. …Appellants Vs.

State of Haryana …Respondent (ii) CRR-2000-2004 Raghbir Singh …Petitioner Vs.

State of Haryana and Ors. …Respondents Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.S.Shekhawat Hon’ble Ms. Justice Sukhvinder Kaur Present: Ms. Anju Arora, Advocate (Amicus Curiae) with Ms. Alisha Arora, Advocate for the appellant in (CRA-D-619-DB-2004).

Ms. Gurneet Sagoo, Advocate as Amicus Curiae for the petitioner in CRR-2000-2004.

Mr. Rajiv Sidhu, Sr. DAG, Haryana with Mr. Rajinder Kumar Banku, Sr. DAG, Haryana.

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N.S.Shekhawat J.

1. This judgement shall dispose of two cases i.e. CRA-D-619-DB- 2004 titled as “Mam Chand and Anr. Vs. State of Haryana and CRR-2000-

2004 titled as “Raghbir Singh Vs. State of Haryana and Ors, simultaneously, as both the cases arise out of common impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 07.06.2004, passed by the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Kaithal.

2. Vide the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 07.06.2004, passed by the Court of Additiona