RANJIT SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Ranjit Singh and Kanwaljit Singh, Appellants alongwith their father Gurbachan Singh have filed this appeal against the judgment dated 20.03.2002 passed by learned Sessions Judge, Amritsar, convicting Ranjit Singh, Appellant, for an offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and the remaining two Appellants namely Kanwaljit Singh and Gurbachan Singh for the said offence with the aid of Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, Kanwaljit Singh, Appellant for an offence punishable under Section 307 IPC and the remaining two Appellants namely Ranjit Singh and Gurbachan Singh for the said offence with the aid of Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and the order of sentence of the said date vide which the following sentences were awarded to them. <FRM>JUDGEMENT_101_LAWS(P&H)7_2011_1.html</FRM>

(2.) The case set up by the police of Police Station Sarhali District Amritsar against the Appellants is as under:

(3.) Bhola Singh, SI/SHO of Police Station, Sarhali was present in the police station, when a writing was received from SMO Civil Hospital,Sarhali about the admission of Gurdev Singh in injured condition, followed by his death, as also of Gurbhej Singh, who had been referred to GND Hospital Amritsar. Bhola Singh, SI then reached Civil Hospital, Sarhali alongwith other police officials where he met Smt. Viro Kaur and recorded her statement Ex.PH. He had made his endorsement thereon recommending registration of a case and sent the same to Police Station Sarhali, on the basis of which Gurbans Singh, SI recorded the formal FIR. Special report of the case was also sent to Illaqa Magistrate and others through Bhupinder Singh, constable. Thereafter, Bhola Singh, SI went to the mortuary at Civil Hospital, Sarhali where the dead body of Gurdev Singh was kept. He had conducted the inquest proceedings. An application for conducting the post mortem examination of the dead body of Gurdev Singh was addressed to the doctor by Bhola Singh, SI. He seized blood stained bed sheet, on which Gurdev Singh was lying, converted the same into a sealed parcel and took the same into possession by way of recovery memo.