SADHU SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The prosecution story is as under:-

(2.) In support of its case, the prosecution examined P.W.-2 Dr. Kashmir Singh, who had conducted the post-mortem examination on the dead body and had found 8 injuries on, P.W.s. 4 and 5 Lakhwinder Singh and Devinder Singh, the two eye-witnesses and the brothers of the deceased; and PW-6 S.I. Lakhvir Singh, who deposed with regard to the manner in which the F.I.R. had been recorded and stated that he had taken into possession carious items from the place of incident, including sonic hair, Which were found in the hands of the deceased and noted the same in the inquest report and had also sent the hair so recovered for analysis to the Forensic Science Laboratory alongwith the sample of hair taken from Sadhu Singh accused.

(3.) The prosecution case was then put to the accused and their statements recorded under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. They denied the allegations and produced two witnesses in defence to prose the plea of albi of Kuldip Singh.