Criminal Appeal No.495-SB of 2002

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH

Criminal Appeal No.495-SB of 2002

Date of decision 06.7.2009.

Amrik Singh and others

...... Appellants.

versus

State of Punjab

...... Respondent.

CORAM :- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.C.PURI.

Present :-

Ms. Malkeet Mann, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. K.D.Sachdeva, Addl.AG, Punjab.

K.C.PURI, J.

This is an appeal directed by the appellants against the

judgment dated 18.2.2002 passed by Shri Harbans Lal, Additional Sessions

Judge, Mansa, vide which the appellants have been convicted under

Sections 450, 307,326, 326/34 and 325/34 of the Indian Penal Code

(hereinafter mentioned as - the IPC) and sentenced to undergo rigorous

imprisonment as under :-

Sr. Name of U/s

Sentence.

No. the convict

1. Amrik Singh 450 IPC

Rigorous Imprisonment for 3 years

and to pay a fine of Rs.1000/- or in its

default to further undergo R.I. for one

month.

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307 IPC

Rigorous Imprisonment for 4 years

and to pay a fine of Rs.2000/- or in its

default to further undergo R.I. for two

months.

326/34 IPC Rigorous Imprisonment for 2 years

and to pay a fine of Rs.1000/- or in its

default to further undergo R.I. for one

month.

326 IPC Rigorous Imprisonment for 2 years

and to pay a fine of Rs.1000/- or in its

default to further undergo R.I. for one

month.

325/34 IPC Rigorous Imprisonment for 1 year

and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- or in its

default to further undergo R.I. for 15

days.

2. Binder Singh 450 IPC

Rigorous Imprisonment for 3 years

and to pay a fine of Rs.1000/- or in its

default to further undergo R.I. for one

month.

307 IPC

Rigorous Imprisonment for 4 years

and to pay a fine of Rs.2000/- or in its

default to further undergo R.I. for two

months.

326/34 IPC Rigorous Imprisonment for 2 years

and to pay a fine of Rs.1000/- or in its

default to further undergo R.I. for one

month.

326/34 IPC Rigorous Imprisonment for 2 years

and to pay a fine of Rs.1000/- or in its

default to further undergo R.I. for one

month.

325 IPC

Rigorous Imprisonment for 1 year

and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- or in its

default to further undergo R.I. for 15

days.

3. Avtar Singh 450 IPC

Rigorous Imprisonment for 3 years

and to pay a fine of Rs.1000/- or in its

default to further undergo R.I. for one

month.

307 IPC

Rigorous Imprisonment for 4 years

and to pay a fine of Rs.2000/- or in its

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default to further undergo R.I. for two

months.

326 IPC

Rigorous Imprisonment for 2 years

and to pay a fine of Rs.1000/- or in its

default to further undergo R.I. for one

month.

326/34 IPC Rigorous Imprisonment for 2 years

and to pay a fine of Rs.1000/- or in its

default to further undergo R.I. for one

month.

325/34 IPC Rigorous Imprisonment for 1 year

and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- or in its

default to further undergo R.I. for 15

days.

All the substantive sentences were ordered to run concurrently.

Briefly stated that the present appellants along with Sukhdev

Singh and Banta Singh were sent for trial vide commitment order dated

5.12.2000 passed by Mrs.Gurmeet Kaur, Jud