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Through this common judgment, we propose to dispose of Criminal Appeal No. 628-DB of 2005( Dalbir Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab) and Criminal Appeal No.184- DB of 2008 (Shinder Singh Vs. State of Punjab). Dalbir Singh etc have filed the present appeal to impugn the judgment/order dated 22.8.2005 in Sessions Case No. 12 of 2004, passed by learned Sessions Judge, Kapurthala, in First Information Report No. 37 dated 27.2.2004, under Sections 148, 302, 302/149, 326, 326/149, 324, 324/149, 449 and 382 of the Indian Penal Code, whereby the appellants- accused were convicted as under:-

       Ram



 Sr.   Name of the convict   Offence for       Sentence awarded
No.                            which
                             convicted
     Dalbir Singh, Jarnail 449 I.P.C.      Rigorous
     Singh           alias                 imprisonment for a
     Chaaudhary, Jarnail                   period of ten years
     Singh son of Thoru                    each and two pay a
     Ram Joginder Singh,                   fine of Rs.2000/-
     Bakshish Singh alias                  each in default of
     Chamikala       Veer                  payment of fine to
     Singh,     Bachittar                  further undergo RI
     Singh and Karnail                     for   one    month
     Singh son of Thoru                    each.
   2 Ram
           Jarnail   Singh 302 I.P.C       Imprisonment for
       Chaaudhary,     and                 life each   and to
       Veer Singh                          pay a a fine of
                                           2000/- each,    in
                                           default of payment
                                           of fine to further
                                           undergo RI for one
   3                                       month each.
     Dalbir Singh, Jarnail     302/149     Imprisonment for
     Sing son of    Thoru I.P.C.           life each   and to
     Ram, Joginder Singh,                  pay a a fine of
     Bakshish Singh alias                  2000/- each,    in
     Chamikala       Veer                  default of payment
     Singh,     Bachittar                  of fine to further
     Singh and Karnail                     undergo RI for one
   4 Singh                                 month each.
       Jarnial Singh son of 326 I.P.C.     Rigorous
       Thoru Ram                           imprisonment    for
                                           five years and to
                                           pay     a fine of
                                           Rs.2000/-,       in
                                           default of payment
                                           of fine to further
                                           undergo RI for one
   5                                       month.
     Dalbir Singh, Jarnail     326/149     Rigorous
     Sing son of Joginder I.P.C.           imprisonment     for
     Singh,       Joginder                 four   years   each
     Singh,      Bakshish                  and to pay a fine of
     Singh            alias                Rs.1000/-each,    in
     Chamikala        Veer                 default of payment
     Singh    alia   Gela,                 of fine to further
     Bachittar Singh and                   undergo RI for one
   6 Karnail Singh                         month each.



 Sr.   Name of the convict   Offence for       Sentence awarded
No.                            which
                             convicted
       Dalbir Singh          324 I.P.C.    Rigorous
                                           imprisonment    for
                                           two years    and to
                                           pay     a fine of
                                           Rs.1000/-,       in
                                           default of payment
                                           of fine to further
                                           undergo RI for one
   7                                       month.
     Jarnail         Sing 324/149          Rigorous
     Chaudhary,    Jarnail I.P.C.          imprisonment    for
     Singh son of Thoru                    one year each, and
     Ram, Joginder Singh,                  to pay    a fine of
     Bakshish Singh alias                  Rs.1000/-each,   in
     Chamikala       Veer                  default of payment
     Singh    alia   Gela,                 of fine to further
     Bachittar Singh and                   undergo RI for one
   8 Karnail Singh                         month each.
       Jarnail Singh son of 382 I.P.C.     Rigorous
       Thoru    Ram     and                Imprisonment for
       Karnail Singh son of                five years each, and
       Thoru Ram                           to pay a fine of
                                           Rs.1000/-each,    in
                                           default of payment
                                           of fine to further
                                           undergo RI for one
   9                                       month each.
       Bakshish Singh alias 382 I.P.C.     Rigorous
       Chamikla                            Imprisonment for
                                           five years each, and
                                           to pay a fine of
                                           Rs.1000/-each,    in
                                           default of payment
                                           of fine to further
                                           undergo RI for one
  10                                       month each.
       Jarnail        Singh 382 I.P.C.     Rigorous
       Chaudhary                           Imprisonment for
                                           five years each, and
                                           to pay a fine of
                                           Rs.1000/-each,    in
                                           default of payment
                                           of fine to further
                                           undergo RI for one
  11                                       month each

Crl. Appeal No. 628-DB of 2005. 9
On 27.2.2004, Sub Inspector Sucha Singh along the police party had gone to Vasal Hospital, Jalandhar. Doctor opined that Kulwant Rai is fit to make statement but Nirmal Kumar was unfit to make his statement. Statement of Kulwant Rai was recorded. Kulwant Rai had signed the same in token of its correctness.
After making endorsement, statement was sent to the Police Station, on the basis of which, formal First Information Report was recorded under Sections 148, 302, 302/149, 326, 326/149, 449 and 382 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station City Kapurthala.
After the completion of investigation, eight accused were challaned. Shinder Singh appellant was declared a proclaimed offender.
After hearing learned Public Prosecutor for the State, defence counsel for the accused and perusing documents on the file, learned trial Court opined that a prima facie case is made out to frame charge under Sections 148, 302, 302/149, 449, 326, 326/149, 324, 324/149 and 382 of the Indian penal Code. Charge was, accordingly, framed to which they did not plead guilty and claimed trial.