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4. It is further the case of prosecution that the police was however, able to arrest both the accused from the house of Jagdev Singh, where Daljit Kaur was also present. Jagdev Singh made a disclosure statement (Ex.P-39) wherein he disclosed that he had dismantled the moped bearing registration No. PB-04-F-8529 belonging to deceased Jaswinder Singh and had buried and concealed the engine parts and could get the same recovered. Pursuant to his statement, he got the said spare parts recovered vide memo Ex.P-40. Jagtar Singh also suffered a disclosure statement (Ex.P-41) to the effect that he had also Punjab and Haryana High Court, CRA-173-DB-2005 (O&M) & CRA-D-498-DB-2006 (O&M) -5- kept concealed some spare parts of the moped and pursuant to the same got the same recovered vide recovery memo Ex.P-42. Daljit Kaur (since acquitted) is also stated to have suffered disclosure statement (Ex.P-43) regarding concealment of clothes which were being carried by the deceased on his moped. Pursuant to aforesaid disclosure statement she got the clothes in the shape of 10 ladies suit recovered from her house which were taken into possession vide recovery memo Ex.P-44. While the aforesaid disclosure statements were made on 19.02.2003, Jagtar Singh made another disclosure statement on 21.2.2003 (Ex.P-45) regarding his having concealed clothes which were being carried by Jaswinder Singh on his moped. Pursuant to the disclosure statement, he got the said clothes recovered from his house which were taken into possession vide recovery memo Ex.P-46. 





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PW-10 Lakhwinder Singh stated that deceased Jaswinder Singh was his younger brother who was married to Sonam Rani and that on 13.9.2001 Jaswinder Singh left home in the morning to sell clothes on moped bearing registration No.PB-04F-8529 which belonged to his father, but did not return home and later when Sonam Rani informed him about the same, they searched for him for two days and later the dead body was found lying in canal minor in village Sangrohoor which had been tied in a 'palli'. PW-10 further stated that on 19.02.2003 he had associated with the police party and had gone to the house of Jagdev Singh where Jagdev Singh was found present along with Daljit Kaur and Jagtar Singh and that they were interrogated by the police, during the course of which they made disclosure statements leading to recovery of engine parts of moped and also un-stitched clothes.

PW-11 ASI Rachhpal Singh stated that on 19.02.2003 he was associated with the investigation of the case with Inspector Satwant Singh and other police officials and had gone to the house of Jagdev Singh (accused) from where Jagdev Singh, Jagtar Singh and Daljit Kaur were arrested and were interrogated.

PW-12 Inspector Satwant Singh stated that on 16.2.2003 he was posted at C.I.A. Staff, Faridkot when Harbhagwan Singh and Mukhtiar Singh met him and got their statements recorded in terms of Section 161 Cr.P.C. He stated that even the statement of Sonam Rani was recorded in terms of Section 161 Cr.P.C. He further stated that Punjab and Haryana High Court, CRA-173-DB-2005 (O&M) & CRA-D-498-DB-2006 (O&M) - 10 -

on 19.2.2003 Lakhwinder Singh (PW-7) came to him and got his statement recorded and then he along with Lakhwinder Singh and other police officials went to the house of Jagdev Singh from where Jagdev Singh, Jagtar Singh and Daljit Kaur were arrested and were interrogated, during the course of which they made disclosure statements and got recovered some articles. He further stated that upon conclusion of investigation accused were challaned by SHO Iqbal Singh.