STATE OF HARYANA Vs. YOGINDER @ PARMOD

JUDGEMENT

(1.) YOGINDER @ Parmod (36) of Ratanpur, Nawa Gaun, Police Station Nawa, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, was found guilty of murder of a young boy aged 4-1/2 for ransom and after trial by learned Sessions Judge, Yamunangar at Jagadhri, vide judgment dated August 17, 2005, death sentence was pronounced on August 24, 2005 on both the counts. Yoginder @ Parmod was also found guilty under Section 201 IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for seven years and to pay fine of Rs. 5,000/- in default of payment of fine to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months.

(2.) THE learned Sessions Judge has referred the case for confirmation of the death sentence. The reference is Murder Reference No. 8 of 2005. Yoginder @ Parmod has also filed an appeal, being Crl. Appeal No 661-DB of 2005, challenging his conviction and sentence. The murder reference and criminal appeal are being decided together.

(3.) RAM Lal (PW9) called Hemant's father, Kailash Mehta (PW8) and began looking for Hemant, but when they failed to locate the boy, Kailash Mehta wrote out an application to the Station House Officer, Police Station City, Yamunanagar at 3 A.M. on March 9, 2002, disclosing the facts of the case, whereupon F.I.R. was registered at Police Station, City Yamunangar at 3.15 P.M.