JATINDER SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is an appeal under sub -section (2) of Section 374 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (Cr.P.C., for short). On the target is judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 05.08.2003 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Amritsar (trial court, for short) in Sessions Case No. 32 of 2002, State versus Jatinder Singh and another, convicting and sentencing the appellants, Jatinder Singh aka Sonu and Hardip Singh aka Deepa, each, to rigorous imprisonment for a term of four years in addition to fine amounting to Rs.400/ - and in default of payment of fine to further rigorous imprisonment for a term of two months under Sections 489A and 489D of the Indian Penal code, 1860 (IPC, for short), and rigorous imprisonment for a term of two years in addition to fine amounting to Rs. 200/ - and in default of payment of fine to further rigorous imprisonment for a term of one month under Sections 489C, IPC.

(2.) PROSECUTION story:

(3.) PROCEEDINGS before the jurisdictional magistrate: