SURJIT SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY this common judgment, we will be deciding Criminal Appeal No. 3 -DB of 2002, Criminal Appeal No. 9 -DB of 2002, Criminal Appeal No. 89 -DB of 2002 and Criminal Revision No. 1417 of 2002, as they arise out of the same judgment/order dated 6.12.2001 of the Additional Sessions Judge, Gurdaspur, whereby he convicted Appellants Surjit Singh alias Bagga, Surjit Singh alias Dhanna, Lakhwinder Singh alias Lakha and Daljit Singh alias Dulla Under Section 302 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced them to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/ - each and in default, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year. Appellant harinderjit Singh alias Bittu was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/ - and in default, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year. Further, Appellants Surjit Singh alias Bagga, Harinderjit Sing alias Bittu, Surjit Singh alias Dhanna, Lakhwinder Singh alias Lakha and Daljit Singh alias Dulla were convicted under Section 148 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years each. Appellants Surjit Singh alias Bagga, Harinderjit Singh @ Bittu, Surjit Singh alias Dhanna, Lakhwinder Singh alias Lakha and Daljit Singh alias Dulia were convicted under Section 450 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for seven years each and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000/ - each and in default, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year each.

(2.) CRIMINAL Appeal No. 89 -DB of 2002 qua Appellant Lakhwinder Singh alias Lakha son of Bachan Singh has abated, as the learned Counsel appearing for Lakhwinder Singh has stated that Lakhwinder Singh has died, during the pendency of the appeal.

(3.) PROSECUTION to prove its case, brought into the witness box Mohan Singh (P.W. -1) Rattan Singh (P.W. -2), Kapur Chand (P.W. -3), Tript Singh Constable (P.W. -4) Harbhajan Singh, HC (P.W. -5), Dr Rana Verma (P.W. -6), Jagir Singh (P.W. -7), SI Karanvir Singh (P.W. -8), Dr. Jatmder Kumar (P.W. -9), Swaran Singh, SI (P.W. -10) and Manjit Singh, HC (P.W. -11).