{"id":252241,"date":"1995-10-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1995-10-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sat-pal-ors-vs-state-of-punjab-on-20-october-1995"},"modified":"2017-04-10T03:42:59","modified_gmt":"2017-04-09T22:12:59","slug":"sat-pal-ors-vs-state-of-punjab-on-20-october-1995","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sat-pal-ors-vs-state-of-punjab-on-20-october-1995","title":{"rendered":"Sat Pal & Ors vs State Of Punjab on 20 October, 1995"},"content":{"rendered":"
Supreme Court of India<\/div>\n
Sat Pal & Ors vs State Of Punjab on 20 October, 1995<\/div>\n
Equivalent citations: 1995 SCC, Supl. (4)\t1 1995 SCALE (6)86<\/div>\n
Author: M M.K.<\/div>\n
Bench: Mukherjee M.K. (J)<\/div>\n
           PETITIONER:\nSAT PAL & ORS.\n\n\tVs.\n\nRESPONDENT:\nSTATE OF PUNJAB\n\nDATE OF JUDGMENT20\/10\/1995\n\nBENCH:\nMUKHERJEE M.K. (J)\nBENCH:\nMUKHERJEE M.K. (J)\nPARIPOORNAN, K.S.(J)\n\nCITATION:\n 1995 SCC  Supl.  (4)\t1 1995 SCALE  (6)86\n\n\nACT:\n\n\n\nHEADNOTE:\n\n\n\nJUDGMENT:\n<\/pre>\n
\t\t      J U D G M E N T
\nM.K. MUKHERJEE. J.\n<\/p>\n
     Om Parkash @ Neelu, his two sons Satpal @ Sattu and Bir
\nBhan, and  Gulzar Singh\t were arraigned\t before the Sessions
\nJudge, Bhatinda\t for the  murder of  Janta Singh.  The trial
\nended in an acquittal of Sat Pal and conviction of the other
\nthree under  section 302  read with Section 34<\/a> I.P.C. with a
\nsentence of  imprisonment for  life and a fine of Rs.1,000\/-
\neach. While  the three\tconvicts filed appeals against their
\nconvictions, the State of Punjab filed an appeal against the
\nacquittal of  Sat Pal,\tand Bant  Singh, the  brother of the
\ndeceased, filed a revision petition seeking compensation. In
\ndisposing of  the appeals  and the  revision petition  by  a
\ncommon judgment\t the High  Court affirmed the conviction and
\nsentence recorded by the trial Court, reversed the acquittal
\nof Sat\tPal by convicting and sentencing him to imprisonment
\nfor life  and a\t fine of  Rs. 1,000\/-  under Section  302<\/a>\/34<\/a>
\nI.P.C. and  directed that the fine if realised shall be paid
\nto the\theirs of  Janta Singh.\tHence these  appeals at\t the
\ninstance of the four convicts.\n<\/p>\n
     The prosecution  case is that on December 5, 1981 at or
\nabout 11.45 A.M. Janta Singh (the deceased) was going to his
\nouter house followed by his brothers Bant Singh and Mukhtiar
\nSingh to  guard their  cattle. When  they had almost reached
\nBahamanwali Gali (lane) in their village the four appellants
\nsuddenly  emerged   from  that\tqali  armed  with  different
\nweapons. Om  Parkash had  a dang,  Sat Pal a kulhari and Bir
\nBhan and  Gulzar Singh had a gandasa each. Om Parkash raised
\na lalkara  exhorting his  companions that Janta Singh should
\nnot be allowed to escape. Immediately thereupon Bir Bhan and
\nGulzar Singh  gave successive  gandasa blows  on the head of
\nJanta Singh  as a result of which he fell down. While he was
\nlying on  the ground  both Sat Pal and Om Parkash gave blows
\non his\tneck with  their respective weapons. On alarms being
\nraised by  Bant Singh and Mukhtiar Singh they fled away from
\nthe spot  along with  their respective\tweapons. Janta Singh
\nhad in\tthe meantime  died at  the spot. The motive ascribed
\nfor the\t murderous assault  was that a few days prior to the
\nincident Om  Parkash had been arrested for having been found
\nin  possession\tof  opium  and\tintoxicating  drugs  and  he
\nsuspected that\tit was Janta Singh who had given information
\nto the police.\n<\/p>\n
     It is the further prosecution case that Bant Singh then
\nwent and informed Zoravar Singh and Jang Singh, the Sarpanch
\nand  Chowkidar\t of  the   village  respectively  about\t the
\nincident. On  receiving the  information, Jang Singh went to
\nguard the dead body of Janta Singh along with Mukhtiar Singh
\nwhile Bant  Singh  accompanied\tby  Zoravar  Singh  went  to
\nBudhlada Police\t Station to lodge an information. ASI Gurmit
\nSingh recorded\tthe statement of Bant Singh and registered a
\ncase. After  making arraignment\t to send a special report to
\nthe local  Judicial Magistrate, ASI Gurmit Singh went to the
\nspot accompanied  by Bant  Singh and  Zoravar Singh. He held
\ninquest upon  the dead\tbody of Janta Singh and forwarded it
\nfor post-mortem\t examination. He prepared a rough site plan,
\nseized some  blood stained  earth from\tnear  the  spot\t and
\nrecorded the statements of Zoravar Singh, Mukhtiar Singh and
\nJang Singh.  In course\tof  investigation  he  arrested\t the
\nappellants and\tpursuant to their statements discovered some
\nlathis,\t  kulharis    and   gandasas.\tOn   completion\t  of
\ninvestigation he  submitted a  charge-sheet against the four
\nappellants.\n<\/p>\n
     The  appellants  pleaded  not  guilty  to\tthe  charges
\nlevelled against  them and  tendered written  statements  in
\nsupport\t of   their  claim   that  they\t  had  been  falsely
\nimplicated.\n<\/p>\n
     Though the\t prosecution  examined\tas  many  as  eleven
\nwitnesses including  Zoravar Singh  (PW 7)  and\t ASI  Gurmit
\nSingh (PW  11)\tto  prove  its\tcase  its  success  depended
\nprimarily upon\tthe acceptance\tof the ocular version of the
\nincident as  given out\tby Bant\t Singh (P.W. 2) and Mukhtiar
\nSingh (P.W.  6) and of Dr. A.K. Garg (P.W. 1), who held post
\nmortem examination on the dead body of Janta Singh and found
\nthe following injures on his person:\n<\/p>\n
     1.\t   Incised  wound 2″  x 0.3″  on the  head
\n     just  right   to  the   mid  line,\t 6″  above
\n     occipital protuberance, placed vertically.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     2. One  incised wound  1″ x  1\/3″ present\ton
\n     head, 2. 1\/2″ to the left of injury No.1.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     3. Abrasion 1\/2″ x 1\/2″ on the medial side of
\n     right elbow.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     4. One abrasion 1″ x 1\/2″ behind left elbow.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     5. Abrasion  1\/2″ x 1\/2″ on the other side of
\n     left elbow.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     6. Abrasion  1\/2″ x 1\/2″ on the poster medial
\n     side of left elbow.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     7. One  bluish bruise  4″ x  1″ on\t the right
\n     side of  chest 3″\tfrom midline, against 2nd,
\n     3rd and 4th ribs.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     8. One  bruise of\tbluish colour  6″ x 3.1\/2″
\n     against left  clavicle 2nd\t & 3rd ribs in the
\n     shape like.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     9. One  bruise 4.1\/2″ x 1\/4″ was transfersely
\n     placed on\tthe neck  between  lower  jaw  and
\n     thyroid protuberance.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     10.  One\tbruise\t4″  x  1\/4″  on\t the  neck
\n     obliquelly\t to  right  side  against  thyroid
\n     cartilage.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     11. One  bruise 1\/2′ x 1\/4″ on the right side
\n     of the neck.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     The trial\tCourt found that the evidence of P.Ws. 2 and
\n6 could\t be  safely  relied  upon  to  sustain\tthe  charges
\nlevelled against  the appellants  Om Parkash,  Bir Bhan\t and
\nGulzar Singh,  more so,\t as it was corroborated by the first
\ninformation report  which was  promptly lodge  by P.W. 2 and
\nthe injuries  found by P.W. 1 on the person of the deceased.
\nIn acquitting the other appellant, namely, Sat Pal the trial
\nCourt recorded the following finding:\n<\/p>\n
     “After Janta  Singh had fallen on the ground,
\n     Sat Pal  accused gave  two kulhari blows, one
\n     on the neck and the other on the left side of
\n     the  chest\t  of  the  deceased.  The  medical
\n     evidence on the record shows that injuries on
\n     the neck  and on  the chest  are not  incised
\n     injuries. Faced  with this\t situation the two
\n     eye-witnesses  in\tthe  instant  the  changed
\n     their stance  and instant\tcase changed their
\n     stance and\t tried to  explain  said  injuries
\n     that the  first kulhari  blow, was given from
\n     upard-downward while  holding the\thandle\tof
\n     the kulhari  and the  second blow\twas  given
\n     from  flat\t  portion  of  the  blade  of  the
\n     kulhari.  This   aspect  of   the\t case\tis
\n     conspicuous by its absence from  the earliest
\n     version given by the two eye-witnesses before
\n     the police,  before the  post mortem had been
\n     conducted. In  these circumstances,  it  will
\n     not be safe to place imllicit reliance on the
\n     testimony of  Bant Singh Mukhtiar Singh P.Ws.
\n     as far as the infliction of the aforesaid two
\n     injuries attributed  to Sat  Pal accused,\tis
\n     concerned.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     The High Court concurred with all the findings recorded
\nby the\ttrial Court  for convicting the three appellants and
\nin reversing  the acquittal  of Sat  Pal the  High Court had
\nthis to say:\n<\/p>\n
     “So  far as  Sat Pal  is concerned, according
\n     to\t the  prosecution  when\t Janta\tSingh  had
\n     fallen on the ground Sat Pal gave two kulhari
\n     blows, one\t on the\t neck and the other on the
\n     left side\tof  the\t chest\tof  the\t deceased.
\n     According\tto   the  medical   evidence,  the
\n     injuries on the nect and in the chest are not
\n     incised   injuries\t   and\t the   prosecution
\n     witnesses have  explained this that the first
\n     kulhari blow  was give  from  upward-downward
\n     while holding  the hendle\tof the kulhari and
\n     the second\t blow was  given from flat portion
\n     of the  blade of  the kulhari.  although this
\n     aspect of\tthe case  is not  in the  earliest
\n     version,  but   the   minutest   photographic
\n     details cannot be expected to be given by the
\n     eye-witnesses.  The   learned   trial   court
\n     acquitted Sat  Pal respondent  on this ground
\n     that these\t injuries were\tnot explained\tat
\n     the  earliest   were  not\texplained  at  the
\n     earliest  version\t and  go  counter  to  the
\n     medical evidence.\tIn all\t11  injuries  were
\n     caused and\t out of them for were abrasions on
\n     the elbows. It may be that the said abrasions
\n     were caused  as a\tresult of fall and not due
\n     to direct\tblows. the  appellants and Sat Pal
\n     respondent\t  inflicted    blows   in    quick
\n     succession and  it was  not possible  for the
\n     eye-witnesses to  give an\texact account,\tas
\n     observed earlier.\tThus, we  are of  the view
\n     that  the\t acquittal  of\tSat  Pal  was  not
\n     justified by  the learned trial Court on this
\n     ground.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     Mr. Sushil Kumar  the learned counsel appearing for the
\nappellants took\t us through  the evidence of the prosecution
\nwitnesses to  contend that  the High  Court was\t not  a\t all
\njustified in setting aside the order of acquittal or Sat Pal
\nas  the\t findings  recorded  by\t the  trial  Court  for\t his
\nacquittal could not be said to be perverse.\n<\/p>\n
     Having considered\tthe impugned  judgments in the light
\nof the\tevidence on record we are in complete agreement with
\nthe High Court that the trial Court was not at all justified
\nin recording  the acquittal  of Sat  Pal on the basis of the
\nfindings quoted\t earlier. In  the F.I.R.  that was lodged by
\nBant Singh within two hours of the incident he categorically
\nsated that while Janta Singh was lying on the ground Sat Pal
\ngave axe  blows on  his neck as also on the left side of his
\nchest. In  course of  the trial also Bant Singh stuck to his
\nabove version and gave further details regarding the mode of
\nuser of\t the axe.  It was not expected of Bant Singh nor was
\nit necessary  to give  minute details  in  the\tF.I.R..\t The
\nfinding of  the trial  Court as earlier quoted, for brushing
\naside the  evidence of\tP.W.  2\t as  against  Sat  Pal\tmust
\ntherefore be  held to  be perverse. For the self same reason
\nthe finding  of the  trial Court for discarding the evidence
\nof P.W.\t 6, in\tview of his omission to detail the manner of
\nuser of\t the axe  by Sat Pal in his statement recorded under
\nSection 161<\/a>  Cr. P.C.  cannot be  sustained for it was not a
\nmaterial  omission   amounting\tto   contradiction.   Having
\ncarefully gone\tthrough the  evidence of Bant Singh (P.W. 2)
\nand Mukhtiar  Singh (P.W.  6) we  are satisfied\t that  their
\nevidence as  against Sat  Pal is  also cogent and consistent
\nand the\t High Court  was fully justified in relying upon the
\nsame. So  far as  the other  three appellants  are concerned
\nboth the  learned courts  below, who were entrusted with the
\nduty of\t investigating into  questions of  fact have,  on  a
\nproper discussion  and appraisal  of the  evidence, recorded
\ntheir findings against them and sitting in this jurisdiction
\nunder Article  136<\/a> of  the Constitution\t of India  we do not
\nfind any reason to interfere with the same.\n<\/p>\n
     It was  sought to be argued on behalf of the appellants
\nthat the  learned Courts  below failed\tto notice  that\t the
\nprosecution signally failed to prove the motive ascribed for
\nthe alleged  murder, thereby  making its case suspect. Since
\nboth the  learned Courts below found the evidence of the eye
\nwitnesses regarding the actual murder acceptable, the motive
\nand   for   that   matter   proof   therefor,\tpaled\tinto
\ninsignificance..\n<\/p>\n
     On the  conclusions as  above we dismiss the appeal and
\ndirect the  appellants, who are on bail, to their respective
\nbail bonds to serve out the sentence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Supreme Court of India Sat Pal & Ors vs State Of Punjab on 20 October, 1995 Equivalent citations: 1995 SCC, Supl. (4) 1 1995 SCALE (6)86 Author: M M.K. Bench: Mukherjee M.K. (J) PETITIONER: SAT PAL & ORS. Vs. RESPONDENT: STATE OF PUNJAB DATE OF JUDGMENT20\/10\/1995 BENCH: MUKHERJEE M.K. (J) BENCH: MUKHERJEE M.K. (J) PARIPOORNAN, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-252241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-supreme-court-of-india"],"yoast_head":"\nSat Pal & Ors vs State Of Punjab on 20 October, 1995 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sat-pal-ors-vs-state-of-punjab-on-20-october-1995\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sat Pal & Ors vs State Of Punjab on 20 October, 1995 - 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