NAZAR SINGH AND ORS. Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This judgment shall dispose of four appeals bearing CRA-D No. 974-DB of 2002 filed by appellant Nazar Singh, CRA-D No. 806-DB of 2002 filed by appellant Sohan Singh, CRA-D No. 951-DB of 2002 filed by appellant Meena and CRA-D No. 952-DB of 2002 filed by appellant Baljinder Pal alias Bhao, as all these four appellants have been held guilty, convicted and sentenced by a common judgment of conviction and order of sentence, in one First Information Report. Appellant-accused Baljinder Pal alias Bhau was held guilty and was convicted for the commission of offence under Sections 120-B, 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code (for short "I.P.C.") and was sentenced as under:-

(2.) On the statement made by Beant Singh son of Karora Singh, resident of Village Bhaku Majra before Pritam Singh, S.H.O., Police Station Central Phase-8, Mohali on 31.07.2000, First Information Report No. 218 dated 31.07.2000 under Sections 302/201 read with Section 34 of the I.P.C. was registered. It was stated by Shri Beant Singh that at the relevant time he was residing in House No. 1317, Khalsa Colony, Chamkaur Sahib and was working as a Works Inspector in P.W.D. Department. They were three brothers among whom Kehar Singh was eldest and Bhoop Singh was employed as Junior Engineer, Horticulture in the Department of PUDA, Mohali and alongwith his children was residing in House No. 2631, Sector-71, Mohali. Their mother Smt. Khushal Kaur who was very old, was also living with Bhoop Singh for the last about 1/1 1/2 months prior to the occurrence.

(3.) Beant Singh and Sucha Singh then took Sohan Singh to the police station to lodge a report. Narrating the incident in detail Beant Singh stated that his brother Bhoop Singh had been murdered by his sister-in-law (Bhabhi Meena), in collusion with Baljinder Pal, Nazar Singh and Sohan Singh.