RAJINDER SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS judgment shall dispose of Criminal Appeal No. 699-SB of 2005 and Criminal Revision No. 1480 of 2005.

(2.) THE appeal arises from the judgment dated 31.3.2005 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court, Ferozepur vide which out of four accused, Gurbux Singh was acquitted whereas the remaining three accused/appellants namely Rajinder Singh, Har Bhagwan Singh and Kabal Singh were convicted under Sections 307, 186, 353, 341, 332 read with Section 34 IPC and were sentenced as under :-

(3.) SINCE Jagir Singh, Junior Engineer was preventing the accused from operating the electric motors from the single phase power supply and had removed the capacitors and starters of the electric motors as they were not obeying the orders, therefore, they had grudge against Jagir Singh and caused injuries to him. The occurrence took place on 17.7.2004 at 10 p.m. The police reached the hospital at 8.40 a.m. and recorded the statement of Bohar Singh complainant Ex. P-1 at 12.20 p.m. and FIR Ex. P-28 was registered at 1.25 a.m. It reached the Illaqa Magistrate at 4.20 p.m. Investigation commenced. Statements of the witnesses were recorded. MLRs of the injured were collected. Site plan was prepared. Accused were arrested and on completion of formalities, the challan against them was presented in the Court.