DASONDHA SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS order will dispose of Criminal Appeal No.D-84-DB of 2002 and Criminal Revision No.2272 of 2002, arising out of judgment dated 23.1.2002, passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Hoshiarpur, convicting and sentencing the appellants-accused.

(2.) CRIMINAL revision has been filed with a prayer that heavy fine be imposed upon the appellants and the amount so realized be paid to the petitioner Kulwant Kaur wife of the deceased by way of compensation.

(3.) THE investigating officer SI Ajay Singh (PW8), on getting information from PW1, namely, Kulwant Kaur, went to the spot and then to the hospital, prepared inquest report on the dead body and sent it for post-mortem examination, which was conducted by Dr. Jarnail Singh (PW2) on 8.3.1999 at 1.10 p.m. THE witness has deposed that rigor mortis was well developed on all four limbs of the dead body. THE following injuries were found on the person of the deceased:-