MOHD. ASLAM Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioners, namely, Mohd. Aslam, Mohd. Akhlak, Gulzar, Mohd. Arshad, Mohd. Gulfan and Mohd. Istakar have filed the present revision petition against judgment dated 18.2.2016 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Yamuna Nagar at Jagadhri whereby the criminal appeal No.101 of 2013 filed by petitioners No.1 to 4 and criminal appeal No.136 of 2013 filed by petitioners No.5 and 6 against judgment of conviction dated 2.2.2013 and order of sentence dated 4.2.2013 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Yamuna Nagar at Jagadhri, were dismissed.

(2.) It was alleged in the FIR that on 21.4.2008, a secret information was received by ASI Ram Phal that some persons were coming with oxen from the side of Damla Road and would go to Uttar Pradesh. On the basis of said information, ASI Ram Phal along with other police officials reached on river bridge Khurdi and made barricades there. After some time, the accused were seen coming along with animals. The police apprehended the accused with 20 oxen which were being taken from Haryana to Uttar Pradesh for slaughtering.

(3.) In order to prove its case, the prosecution examined as many as six witnesses. Thereafter, statements of accused under Section 313 Cr.PC were recorded wherein they denied all the allegations levelled against them and pleaded their innocence. However, no evidence in defence was led by the accused.