MANGAL SINGH ALIAS MANGI Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) JASPAL Singh deceased son of Tarlok Singh P.W.3, a resident of Amritsar, worked as electrician. He normally used to go to his work at 8-00 A.M. and return at about 5-00 P.M. On 6th of May, 1983 Tarlok Singh P.W. 3, who is employed as a constable in Amritsar police and was posted at Police Station Ram Bagh came to his house in Kot Baba Dip Singh locality at about 6. p.m. Uptil that time Jaspal Singh had not returned home. Tarlok Singh P.W. 3 got worried on the failure of Jaspal Singh to return up till that time. Tarlok Singh then set out to look for his son Jaspal Singh. He went to the house of his relative Gurnam Singh P.W 4 in Ajit Nagar Colony and enquired from him. Gurnam Singh P W. 4 stated that he had not seen Jaspal Singh on that day. Both of them then started search for Jaspal Singh. When they were near the Vishkarma works of Gobind Nagar locality of Amritsar, they saw Mangal Singh alias Mangi accused and Balkar Singh alias Kala Mental quarrelling with Jaspal Singh deceased. They were abusing and grappling with each other. Tarlok Singh shouted them to stop the quarrel. They saw Jaspal Singh fall on the ground. Mangal Singh accused gave kirpan blows on the thighs of Jaspal Singh while Balkar Singh alias Kala Mental gave dagger blows in the flanks, neck and back of Jaspal Singh. Narinder Singh P.W. also reached at the spot and witnessed the occurrence, The accused then leaving Jaspal Singh there ran away with their weapons.

(2.) ON the motorcycle of Narinder Singh Jaspal Singh deceased was carried to Shri Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Amritsar, by Gurnam Singh P.W. Jaspal Singh was admitted to the Surgical-ward of that hospital at 8 p.m. by Dr. Balbir Singh P.W. 1.

(3.) JASPAL Singh died at 9-10 p.m. on 6th of May, 1983 in the hospital. On receipt of information Baldev Singh H.C. P.W. 6 went there. In the meantime Mukhtiar Chand Inspector, S.H.O. Police Station Saddar Amritsar. had also reached there. Mukhitiar Chand Inspector prepared inquest report on the dead body and sent it for post-mortem examination.