RANBIR SINGH Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This appeal has been preferred against the judgment and order dated 13.7.2011 passed by the High Court of Punjab & Hary ana at Chandigarh in Crim i-nal Appeal No. 701-DB of 2002 by which it has affirmed the judgment and order dated 8.8.2002 and 14.8.2002 passed by the learned ADJ, Sonepat in Session Trial No. 162 of 2001 by which and whereunder the appellant alongwith two others stood convicted for the offences punishable under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as 'IPC') and awarded the sentence for life imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.2,000 each with default clause.

(2.) The facts and circumstances giving rise to this case are:

(3.) The large number of questions have been raised on behalf of the appellant. However, the said questions remained the same which have been agitated before the Court's below and answered by the Courts. In fact, the main question agitated before us by Mr. George had been that in the instant case, the prosecution examined the related witnesses and not an independent witness had been examined. The Courts below have considered this issue and rejected on the ground that the defence put this specific question to the Inspector Jagdish Parsad PW10 wherein, on being asked, he replied as under: