AMRIK SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE appellant was convicted by the learned Trial Judge on a charge of having murdered none -else or other than his own mother Angrej Kaur as he laboured an apprehension that she would give away her agricultural holding to her daughters and would exclude him from that property thereby.

(2.) ANGREJ Kaur, a widow, owned 7 -8 Killas of land situated in village Gharangana which she had leased out to Mishra Singh son of Pritam Singh resident of village Gharangana. She and her (then unmarried) daughter Ranjit Kaur used to reside with the family of PW1 Jagtar Singh, who is her nephew. The marriage of Ranjit Kaur was to be solemnised on 1.9.2001.

(3.) LABH Singh transported his son Jagtar Singh to Civil Hospital, Mansa, by arranging a vehicle from the village; while Angrej Kaur died at the spot itself.