J U D G M E N T

ABHAY S. OKA, J.

FACTUAL ASPECTS

1. The present appellants accused were charged for committing the offences punishable under Sections 364 , 302, 201, 212 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short, ‘the IPC’). There were eight accused persons. The respondent nos.2 to 6 and one Bhim Sain @ Kaka Ganth were the other accused. All of them were convicted by the Sessions Court for the offences punishable under Sections 364 , 302 and 120-B of the IPC and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment. They were also convicted for the offence punishable under Section 201 of the IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 3 years. All of them preferred appeals to the High Court. By the impugned judgment, the High Court confirmed the appellants'

conviction. But other accused were acquitted.

Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by ASHISH KONDLE 2. The deceased-Gurpal Singh was the father of the Date: 2024.11.22

15:07:14 IST Reason:

complainant-Jagpreet Singh (PW-8). The case of the prosecution is that on 8th July 2013, the deceased left his house in his Ford Fiesta car. The deceased had gone to meet his sister-Paramjeet Kaur (PW-26). He had visited PW-26 at about 06: