LAL SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS appeal is directed against the judgment dated 13.8.1993 vide which the trial Court convicted the appellants under Section 306 IPC and sentenced them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for five years and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000/- each, or, in default to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for six months.

(2.) BINDER Singh and Pritam Kaur appellants are the brother-in-law (husband's brother) and mother-in-law of the deceased, Kulwant Kaur @ Rani. Lal Singh, the father-in-law, who was also tried and convicted sentenced with them, died during the pendency of appeal. His name was, therefore, deleted from the array of parties.

(3.) THE appellants were arrested and after completion of investigation, challan was put in against them, in Court.