GURPAL SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS judgment will dispose of the above titled appeal and criminal Appeal No. 95(SB) 1981 titled Bakhshish Singh v. State of Punjab. The learned Additional Sessions Judge, has convicted Bakhshish Singh appellant under section 307 and Gurpal Singh, Gurmej Singh and Balkar Singh accused under section 307 read with section 34 Indian Penal Code Gurpal Singh, Balkar Singh, Gurmej Singh have been further convicted under section 323 of the Indian Penal Code and Bakhshish Singh under 323 read with section 34, Indian Penal Code. They have been sentenced to various terms of imprisonment for the above offences and have also been ordered to pay fine. Feeling aggrieved, they have come up in appeal.

(2.) IT may be mentioned here that along with the above four appellants, Jaswant Singh. son-in-law of Bakhshish Singh appellant, and Parshotam Singh were also tried but the learned trial court has acquitted them.

(3.) THE cause of the above occurrence was that on that day there was an altercation between Bakshhish Singh accused and Kirpal Singh P.W. regarding the flow of water.