IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on : 20.01.2026 Pronounced on : 30.03.2026 Ram Sarup & Ors. ..... Petitioners VERSUS State of Haryana ..... Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA PARTAP SINGH Argued by : Mr. S.S. Mor, Advocate for the petitioners.

Ms. Deepali Verma, AAG Haryana.

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SURYA PARTAP SINGH, J.

A trial conducted by the Court of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate Tohana, hereinafter being referred as ‘trial Court’ only, culminated into judgment of conviction dated 22.12.2007 and as a consequence thereof, vide order on quantum of sentence dated 24.12.2007, following sentences were awarded to the petitioners/convicts, hereinafter being referred to as ‘petitioners’ only:-

2. Aggrieved of the abovementioned judgment of conviction and order of sentence, hereinafter being referred as impugned judgment/order, the petitioners preferred an appeal in the Court of Sessions. The abovementioned appeal was dealt with by the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge Fatehabad, hereinafter being referred to as ‘Appellate Court’ only. However, the abovementioned appeal did not find favour in the Court of Sessions and by virtue of judgment dated 15.0