HARDEEP SINGH & ORS Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) The appellant Hardeep Singh was convicted under Sec. 307 Penal Code and Sec. 27 of the Arms Act and was sentenced to three years imprisonment on both the counts while appellants Harjinder Singh and Jaswinder Singh were convicted under Sec. 307 read with 34 Penal Code and were sentenced for three years. All the appellants were also convicted under Sec. 506 Penal Code and sentenced to one year imprisonment. Their appeal challenging the conviction and sentence namely CRA-S-4013-SB-2018 (O & M) is pending in the High Court of Punjab & Haryana. Their application for suspension of sentence having been rejected, this appeal has been filed by them.

(3.) While issuing notice on 25.10.2018, this Court granted the benefit under Sec. 389 Crimial P.C. to Harjinder Singh and Jaswinder Singh. Since the appellant Hardeep Singh had not surrendered, the matter was directed to be listed after said appellant had surrendered. The appellant accordingly surrendered on 30.10.2018. He has completed more than two months of actual custody.