{"id":23739,"date":"2009-01-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-13T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/jagdev-singh-and-another-vs-state-of-punjab-on-14-january-2009"},"modified":"2016-11-16T12:56:32","modified_gmt":"2016-11-16T07:26:32","slug":"jagdev-singh-and-another-vs-state-of-punjab-on-14-january-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/jagdev-singh-and-another-vs-state-of-punjab-on-14-january-2009","title":{"rendered":"Jagdev Singh And Another vs State Of Punjab on 14 January, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Punjab-Haryana High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Jagdev Singh And Another vs State Of Punjab on 14 January, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>           IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA\n                         AT CHANDIGARH\n\n\n                  Criminal Appeal No. 307-SB of 1996\n                   Date of decision: 14th January, 2009\n\n\nJagdev Singh and another\n\n                                                              ... Appellants\n\n                                  Versus\n\nState of Punjab\n                                                            ... Respondent\n\n\nCORAM:      HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA\n\n\nPresent:    Mr. M.S. Gill, Advocate for the appellants.\n\n            Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab\n            for the State.\n\n\nKANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J.\n<\/pre>\n<p>            Present appeal has been filed by Jasdev Singh son of Banta<\/p>\n<p>Singh and Gurcharan Singh son of Kartar Singh, both residents of village<\/p>\n<p>Hurj Harika, District Bathinda. They were tried by the Court of Additional<\/p>\n<p>Sessions Judge, Bathinda, who held that Jasdev Singh appellant, for<\/p>\n<p>causing Gandasa blow on the head of Joginder Singh with an intention to<\/p>\n<p>murder him, has caused an injury and is liable under Section 307 IPC.<\/p>\n<p>Gurcharan Singh co-accused appellant was held substantively liable under<\/p>\n<p>Section 324 IPC for causing Takua blow on the arm of injured Joginder<\/p>\n<p>Singh. After holding appellants substantively liable for the above offences,<\/p>\n<p>they were convicted with the aid of section 34 IPC also. Jasdev Singh was<\/p>\n<p>found guilty of offences under Section 324 read with section 34 IPC and<\/p>\n<p>Gurcharan Singh under Section 307 read with section 34 IPC.<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\"> Criminal Appeal No.307-SB of 1996                                       2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            Jasdev Singh was sentenced under Section 307 IPC to<\/p>\n<p>undergo rigorous imprisonment for five years and to pay fine of Rs.2000\/-,<\/p>\n<p>in default of payment of fine to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for<\/p>\n<p>one year. Gurcharan Singh was sentenced under Section 324 IPC to<\/p>\n<p>undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years and to pay fine of Rs.500\/-, in<\/p>\n<p>default of payment of fine to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for six<\/p>\n<p>months. Gurcharan Singh was also sentenced under Section 307 IPC read<\/p>\n<p>with section 34 IPC to undergo rigorous imprisonment for five years and to<\/p>\n<p>pay fine of Rs.2000\/-, in default of payment of fine to further undergo<\/p>\n<p>rigorous imprisonment for one year. Jasdev Singh was also sentenced<\/p>\n<p>under Section 324 IPC read with section 34 IPC to undergo rigorous<\/p>\n<p>imprisonment for two years and to pay fine of Rs.500\/-, in default of<\/p>\n<p>payment of fine to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months.<\/p>\n<p>            Jarnail Kaur was married with Joginder Singh about 20 years<\/p>\n<p>ago. During subsistence of marriage, a daughter and a son were born.<\/p>\n<p>Daughter being elder, was 10\/11 years old and the son was 7\/9 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Joginder Singh had three brothers, namely Nachhattar Singh, Zora Singh<\/p>\n<p>and Banta Singh. Sant Kaur, mother of Joginder Singh was being looked<\/p>\n<p>after by Banta Singh, his elder brother. She was owner of three killas of<\/p>\n<p>land. She transferred two killas out of her total land in favour of Jasdev<\/p>\n<p>Singh son of Banta Singh. Remaining one killa of land was transferred in<\/p>\n<p>the name of Joginder Singh. Banta Singh and his son Jasdev Singh were<\/p>\n<p>having grievance that Sant Kaur had transferred one killa of land in the<\/p>\n<p>name of Joginder Singh. Occurrence, in the present case, has taken place<\/p>\n<p>on 5th October, 1989 at about 7.30 p.m., when Jarnail Kaur was standing in<\/p>\n<p>front of her house. At that time, Joginder Singh was returning to his house.<\/p>\n<p>When he was passing in front of the house of Bant Singh, the appellant<\/p>\n<p>herein, i.e. Jasdev Singh armed with Gandasa and Gurcharan Singh with<\/p>\n<p>Takua, came at the spot. Jasdev Singh caused injury with Gandasa blow<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\"> Criminal Appeal No.307-SB of 1996                                      3<\/span><\/p>\n<p>on the head of Joginder Singh and Gurcharan Singh gave Takua blow on<\/p>\n<p>the right arm of Joginder Singh. Joginder Singh fell down and raised noise,<\/p>\n<p>then Jasdev Singh gave another Gandasa blow from the reverse side on<\/p>\n<p>the left eye of Joginder Singh. On raula (noise) raised by Jarnail Kaur,<\/p>\n<p>accused appellants decamped from the spot. Nachhattar Singh, elder<\/p>\n<p>brother of Joginder Singh arranged a vehicle and brought the injured<\/p>\n<p>Joginder Singh to Civil Hospital, Mansa, where he was medico legally<\/p>\n<p>examined. From there, Joginder Singh was referred to C.M.C. Ludhiana.<\/p>\n<p>On a written message received from the hospital regarding arrival of the<\/p>\n<p>injured, a police party headed by ASI Hakam Singh and other officials went<\/p>\n<p>to Civil Hospital, Mansa. Opinion was sought regarding the fitness of<\/p>\n<p>injured Joginder Singh. The doctor opined Joginder Singh unable to make<\/p>\n<p>statement. On 6th October, 1989, SI Ujagar Singh obtained medico legal<\/p>\n<p>report but injured was again declared unfit to make statement. Later, SI<\/p>\n<p>Ujagar Singh again went to Civil Hospital, Mansa on 6th October, 1989 in<\/p>\n<p>the evening and learnt that injured has been referred to C.M.C., Ludhiana.<\/p>\n<p>On 7th October, 1989, a wireless message was received that injured<\/p>\n<p>Joginder Singh is admitted in the C.M.C. Ludhiana. On 8th October, 1989,<\/p>\n<p>Ujagar Singh SI recorded the statement of Jarnail Kaur, wife of the injured<\/p>\n<p>Joginder Singh at C.M.C. Ludhiana, on the basis of which formal FIR was<\/p>\n<p>registered. At that time, Joginder Singh was not declared fit to make<\/p>\n<p>statement. Jarnail Kaur, on 8th October, 1989, had also produced the blood<\/p>\n<p>stained clothes of Joginder Singh, before SI Ujagar Singh, which were<\/p>\n<p>taken into possession vide a separate recovery memo. Jarnail Kaur and<\/p>\n<p>Nachhattar Singh were attesting witnesses to the recovery memo. Arrest of<\/p>\n<p>Jasdev Singh and Gurcharan Singh was effected on 12th October, 1989<\/p>\n<p>and 15th October, 1989 respectively. Weapons of offence were recovered.<\/p>\n<p>Investigation was concluded and report under Section 173 Cr.P.C.<\/p>\n<p>(challan) was presented.\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\"> Criminal Appeal No.307-SB of 1996                                         4<\/span><\/p>\n<p>             Appellants were charged for offence under Sections 307, 324<\/p>\n<p>read with section 34 IPC. They pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.<\/p>\n<p>             Prosecution examined PW-1 Dr.Harkirat Singh to prove<\/p>\n<p>injuries on the person of Joginder Singh. Complainant Jarnail Kaur<\/p>\n<p>appeared as PW-2 and injured Joginder Singh as PW-3. SI Ujagar Singh<\/p>\n<p>appeared as PW-4. Nachhattar Singh and Bhola Singh were given up as<\/p>\n<p>won over. Other witnesses, i.e. Shiv Chand Draftsman, Inspector Piara<\/p>\n<p>Singh who partly investigated the case, were given up as unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p>             All incriminating evidence was put to the accused under<\/p>\n<p>Section 313 Cr.P.C. They denied the allegations and pleaded false<\/p>\n<p>implication. Gurcharan Singh stated that he was falsely implicated as he<\/p>\n<p>had not accepted Joginder Singh&#8217;s request to depose against Jasdev<\/p>\n<p>Singh in a land dispute. Jasdev Singh in defence examined DW-1<\/p>\n<p>Nachhattar Singh and DW-2 Ram Kumar and closed defence evidence.<\/p>\n<p>             I have heard Mr. M.S. Gill, counsel for the appellant and<\/p>\n<p>Mr.Mehardeep Singh, AAG Punjab appearing for the State.<\/p>\n<p>             Mr. Gill appearing for the appellant has stated that there is a<\/p>\n<p>delay in lodging of the FIR. He has stated that occurrence had taken place<\/p>\n<p>on 5th October, 1989 and out of two eye witnesses Jarnail Kaur and<\/p>\n<p>Nachhattar Singh, only Jarnail Kaur has deposed, besides injured Joginder<\/p>\n<p>Singh, Nachhattar Singh was given up as won over and no statement of<\/p>\n<p>his was recorded. Therefore, no reliance should be placed on the<\/p>\n<p>testimony of Jarnail Kaur PW-2 and Joginder Singh PW-3, as they are<\/p>\n<p>interested witnesses. Mr. Gill has further stated that in the present case, no<\/p>\n<p>offence under Section 307 IPC is made out. The offence, if any, will fall<\/p>\n<p>under Section 326 IPC. It was stated that Nachhattar Singh, who was cited<\/p>\n<p>as eye witness, has appeared in defence and has stated that Joginder<\/p>\n<p>Singh remained admitted for 13\/14 days. Therefore, injury being grievous<\/p>\n<p>will fall under Section 326 IPC. It has been submitted that even Joginder<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\"> Criminal Appeal No.307-SB of 1996                                       5<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Singh has not remained hospitalized for 20 days. The very fact that injury<\/p>\n<p>was given on the head, is not sufficient to infer that offence under Section<\/p>\n<p>307 IPC is made out.\n<\/p>\n<p>            I have examined the plea raised by the counsel for the<\/p>\n<p>appellants. In the present case, police had sought opinion regarding fitness<\/p>\n<p>of Joginder Singh. Police was waiting Joginder Singh to be declared fit, in<\/p>\n<p>order to record his statement. Jarnail Kaur being the wife was expected to<\/p>\n<p>look after her husband. Therefore, her first anxiety was to take care of her<\/p>\n<p>husband Joginder Singh. In these circumstances, delay cannot be held<\/p>\n<p>fatal to the prosecution. Joginder Singh and the accused Jasdev Singh are<\/p>\n<p>closely related. He will be the last person to depose against his nephew.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, due credence is to be given to the testimony of injured Joginder<\/p>\n<p>Singh PW-3.\n<\/p>\n<p>            At this stage, counsel for the appellants has stated that taking<\/p>\n<p>into consideration the protracted trial of more than 19 years, sentence<\/p>\n<p>awarded upon the appellants be adequately reduced. Counsel for the<\/p>\n<p>appellants has advanced no other meaningful argument.<\/p>\n<p>            Counsel for the State, to oppose reduction of the sentence<\/p>\n<p>has stated that Joginder Singh had suffered following injuries:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>            1.     Incised wound 10 cms x cms present on the frontal<br \/>\n                   aspect of head starting 2 cm above the medial end of<br \/>\n                   the left eyebrow and went upwards and centrally placed.<br \/>\n                   Blood clots were present in the wound. Underlying bone<br \/>\n                   was fractured and loose grey matter was present within<br \/>\n                   clouts. Fresh clotted blood present around the wound.<br \/>\n                   Depth was not probed.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>            2.     Both the eye lids on left eye were swollen and bluish in<br \/>\n                   colour.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>            3.     Incised wound 3 cms x 1 cm present on the posterior<br \/>\n                   aspect of the right fore-arm on upper part, fresh clotted<br \/>\n                   blood present. Muscles deep. Advised X-ray.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\"> Criminal Appeal No.307-SB of 1996                                      6<\/span><\/p>\n<p>              I have given my thoughtful consideration to the arguments<\/p>\n<p>raised by the counsel for the parties. The injury No.1 suffered on the head<\/p>\n<p>had caused fracture and was a serious injury, therefore, this Court has to<\/p>\n<p>draw balance between mitigating and aggravating circumstances. Taking<\/p>\n<p>into consideration the protracted trial and nature of the injuries, ends of<\/p>\n<p>justice will be fully met, in case sentence awarded upon the appellants is<\/p>\n<p>reduced from five years to 2 \u00bd years. However, sentence of fine is<\/p>\n<p>maintained.\n<\/p>\n<p>              With these modifications in the sentence, present appeal is<\/p>\n<p>disposed off.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                      [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA]<br \/>\n                                                           JUDGE<br \/>\nJanuary 14, 2009<br \/>\nrps\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Punjab-Haryana High Court Jagdev Singh And Another vs State Of Punjab on 14 January, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Appeal No. 307-SB of 1996 Date of decision: 14th January, 2009 Jagdev Singh and another &#8230; Appellants Versus State of Punjab &#8230; Respondent CORAM: HON&#8217;BLE MR. 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