TARLOK SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The present appeal is directed against the judgment of conviction dated 17.01.2009 and order of sentence dated 23.01.2009 passed by Addl. Sessions Judge, Ferozepur. The appellant Tarlok Singh was convicted in FIR No.120 dated 10.07.2007 registered under Sections 302, 201 and 364 IPC at police station City Ferozepur. The appellant was sentenced to imprisonment mentioned herein below: <FRM>JUDGEMENT_817_LAWS(P&H)9_2013_1.html</FRM>

(2.) This is a case of honour killing where two young lives were snuffed. As per the prosecution story, the girl's father and brother were stated to be a perpetrators of the crime. The incident was reported to the police by Jaswant Singh father of deceased Harjinder Singh. Harjinder Singh had gone to the market to buy house-hold articles on 10.07.2007 at about 9.00 pm and he never returned. The complainant received information that his son had been abducted by Tarlok Singh and his associates. The police was informed and the police party headed by SI Rakesh Kumar proceeded to village Gokhiwala in search of Harjinder Singh. The police found that there was no male member in the house of Tarlok Singh. The complainant suspected Tarlok Singh and his son to have murdered his son as he was having an affair with Harpreet Kaur, daughter of Tarlok Singh.

(3.) Both of them were of different castes. The police initiated intensive search of the area but he could not be found anywhere. Tarlok Singh was produced before the police by Kikkar Singh. During his interrogation, he admitted that his daughter Harpreet Kaur had illicit relations with Harjinder Singh, which he and his family were objecting and Harjinder Singh had been warned. He admitted that he took both the boy and girl to the canal where they were beaten and thrown in the canal after tying their hands and feet. Meanwhile, the police received information that dead body of Harpreet Kaur had been discovered by the police of Police Station City Ferozepur. Her body was found floating in a canal in the area of village Hazara Singh Wala.