{"id":29410,"date":"1996-08-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1996-08-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/karam-singh-anr-vs-state-of-punjab-on-20-august-1996"},"modified":"2016-07-24T15:27:32","modified_gmt":"2016-07-24T09:57:32","slug":"karam-singh-anr-vs-state-of-punjab-on-20-august-1996","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/karam-singh-anr-vs-state-of-punjab-on-20-august-1996","title":{"rendered":"Karam Singh & Anr vs State Of Punjab on 20 August, 1996"},"content":{"rendered":"
Supreme Court of India<\/div>\n
Karam Singh & Anr vs State Of Punjab on 20 August, 1996<\/div>\n
Equivalent citations: JT 1996 (7), 349\t 1996 SCALE (6)74<\/div>\n
Author: K S.P.<\/div>\n
Bench: Kurdukar S.P. (J)<\/div>\n
           PETITIONER:\nKARAM SINGH & ANR.\n\n\tVs.\n\nRESPONDENT:\nSTATE OF PUNJAB\n\nDATE OF JUDGMENT:\t20\/08\/1996\n\nBENCH:\nKURDUKAR S.P. (J)\nBENCH:\nKURDUKAR S.P. (J)\nMUKHERJEE M.K. (J)\n\nCITATION:\n JT 1996 (7)   349\t  1996 SCALE  (6)74\n\n\nACT:\n\n\n\nHEADNOTE:\n\n\n\nJUDGMENT:\n<\/pre>\n
\t\tTHE 20TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1996
\nPresent:\n<\/p>\n
\t  Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.K.Mukherjee
\n\t  Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.P.Kurdukar
\nS.K.Bagga, Sr.Adv.,  Seeraj Bagga  and\tMs.Tanuj  Bagga\t and
\nMs.Shureshtha Bagga, Advs. with him for the appellants.
\nH.M.Singh, Advs\t for R.S.Suri  and K.C.Dua,  Advs.  for\t the
\nRespondent
\n\t\t      J U D G M E N T
\nThe following Judgment of the Court was delivered:
\nKaram Singh & Anr.\n<\/p>\n
V.\n<\/p>\n
State of Punjab
\n\t\t      J U D G M E N T
\nS.P. KURDUKAR, J.\n<\/p>\n
     The appellants-accused  nos. 1  and 2 respectively were
\nput up\tfor trial before the Judge, Special Court, Ferozepur
\nfor offences punishable under Sections 302\/34 and 363 of the
\nIndian Penal  Code., They  were tried  by the Special Court,
\nunder the Terrorist Affected Areas (Special Courts) Act. The
\nappellants have\t filed this criminal appeal under Section 14
\nof the Terrorist Affected Areas (Special Courts) Act.\n<\/p>\n
2. The prosecution case may be summarized as under:\n<\/p>\n
     Karam Singh  (A-1) is  the father of Piara Singh(PW 2).
\nSardara Singh  (A-2) was  the employee.\t of A-1. There was a
\ndispute between\t A-1 and  Piara Singh  (RW 2) as regards the
\npartition of  the-property. Jagir Singh (since deceased) was
\nrelated to  them. He  intervened in  the matter and effect a
\npartition between  A-1 and Piara Singh (PW 2). A-1 felt that
\nthe said  partition was\t totally inequitable and Jagir Singh
\nhad shown  favour to Piara Singh (PW 2) being related to him
\nthrough his  wife A-1  and Piara  Singh\t (PW  2)  reside  in
\nvillage Badhini Kalan.\tPiara Singh  (PW 2) owned a saw mill
\nSukhdial Singh\t(PW 3)\tused to\t work in  the saw mill it is
\nalleged by  the prosecution  that on  April 13,\t 1984 in the
\nevening, Jagir\tsingh had come to the saw mill of Pira Singh
\n(PW 2).\t At that time Sukhdial Singh (PW 3) was also present
\nin the saw mill. At about 8.00 p.m., Piara Singh (PW 2) left
\nhis saw\t mill to  bring food  from his\thouse.\tA-1  at\t the
\nrelevant time  was also\t having a  shop adjacent  to the saw
\nmill and  used to  sell fuel wood. A-1 in the mean time came
\nto the\tsaw mil\t with naked kirpan alongwith A-2. A-1 raised
\nlalkara that  they would  teach Jagir  Singh  a\t lesson\t for
\nfavouring  Piara  Singh\t while\teffecting    the  partition.
\nSuddenly A-1  and A-2  not to  do so.  Noticed the incident,
\nrequested A-1  and A-2,\t Sukhdial singh\t (PW 3)\t went to the
\nahata of  A-1 and  knocked the\tdoor put  nobody  responded.
\nRealizing danger  to the life of Jagir Singh forcibly to the
\nahata of A-1. Sukhdial Singh (PW 3) went to the ahata of A-1
\nand knocked  the door put nobody responded. Realising danger
\nto the\tlife of\t Jagir Singh,  Sukhdial singh (PW 3) went to
\ninform Piara Singh (PW 2) about the incident. Piara Singh(PW\n<\/p>\n
2) then went to the police station, Badhani Kalan and lodged
\nthe FIR\t 9 Ex.P2  at about  9.00 p.m. The special report was
\nthen   despatched to  the Illaqa  Magistrate at\t about 11.30
\np.m. Hans Raj, ASI (PW 5) accompanied by Piara Singh (PW 2)
\nand other  police officials  went to  the spot. A-1 was then
\nfound looking  his ahata  and A-2 standing by the side. Both
\nthe accused  care to  be arrested.  The\t police\t party\tthen
\nnoticed the  dead body of Jagir Singh which was lying in the
\nahata. Crime  was then\taltered to  one under Section 302 of
\nthe Indian  Penal Code-\t Hans Raj,  ASI( PW 5) commenced the
\ninvestigation. During  the investigation,  parna Ex.M\/O\/5 of
\nA-2 was\t seized\t since\tit  was\t stained  with\tblood.\tDano
\nEx.M\/O\/4 which\twas then  with A-2  was also seized. Seizure
\npanchnama was  then effected. After completing the necessary
\ninvestigation, both  the accused  were put  up for trial and
\nthey came  to be  charge sheeted  for of offences punishable
\nunder Sections 302\/34 and 363 of the Indian Penal Code.\n<\/p>\n
3.   Both the  accused denied  the charge  and according  to
\nthem, they  have been  falsely\timplicated  in\tthe  present
\ncrime. They  pleaded that  they are  innocent\tand they  be
\nacquitted\n<\/p>\n
4.   It is  not and  cannot be disputed that Jagir Singh met
\nwith a\thomicidal death.  Dr. Jawahar  Lal, medical officer,
\nCivil Hospital, Moga, performed the autopsy on the dead body
\nof Jagir  Singh and  noted as many as twelve injuries out of
\nwhich three were incised wounds and three were lacerated. In
\naddition to  that there was a ligature mark around the neck.
\nDr. Jawahar  Lal (PW 1) has opined that the death was due to
\nasphyxia as  a result  of strangulation\t and the injuries to
\nthe head. We see no hesitation in accepting the opinion of
\nDr. Jawahar Lal (PW 1).\n<\/p>\n
5.   The prosecution  in order\tto bring  home the  guilt of
\nboth the  accused principally  relied upon  the evidence  of
\nSukhdial Singh\t(PW 3) who witnessed a part of the incident,
\nnamely, that  both A-1 and A-2 came to the saw mill of Piara
\nSingh (PW  2) and  forcibly dragged Jagir Singh to the ahata
\nof A-1.\t Piara Singh  (PW 2)  was examined  to prove that on
\ngetting the information from Sukhdial Singh (PW 3) about the
\nincident, went\tto the\tpolice station\tand lodged  the\t FIR
\nEx.P3 at  about 9.00   p.m. in the same evening. In addition
\nto the\tformal\t  witnesses,  the  prosecution\trelied\tupon
\ncertain circumstances  namely recovery\tof parna   and\tdang
\nfrom the  person of  A-2. Prosecution  also relied  upon the
\nseizure\t of turban of A-1 Ex.M\/O\/10 which was found lying at
\nthe entrance of the saw mill of Piara Singh ( PW 2).\n<\/p>\n
6.   The learned Trial Judge after appraisal of the oral and
\ndocumentary evidence  on record\t vide his  impugned judgment
\ndated 20th  February, 1985  found both the accused guilty of
\nmurder of  Jagir Singh\tand convicted  them for\t an  offence
\npunishable under  Section 302  read with  34 of\t the  Indian
\nPenal Code.  In view of the above finding, the learned Trial
\nJudge, however,\t did not  record any  conviction against the
\naccused under  Section 363  of the  India  Penal  Code.\t The
\nlearned Trial  Judge sentenced\tboth the  accused to  suffer
\nlife imprisonment.  It\tis  this  order\t of  conviction\t and
\nsentence passed\t by learned Trial Judge which is the subject
\nmatter of challenge in this criminal appeal.\n<\/p>\n
7.   Mr.Bagga, the  learned Senior  Advocate   appearing  in
\nsupport of  this appeal\t urged that  there  is\t  no  direct
\nevidence as regards the fact of murder of Jagir Singh by any
\nof the\taccused. According to learned  counsel assuming that
\nJagir Singh  was dragged  by both   the accused from the saw
\nmill to\t the Ahata of A-1, there is no material on record to
\nindicate  that\tthey  were  responsible\t for  the  murderous
\nassault on  Jagir Singh.  He also urged that in the ahata of
\nA-1, a Transport  Union was also running its office and many
\ntruck drivers  used to\tpark their vehicles in that area. It
\nwas, therefore,\t urged that  Jagir  Singh  might  have\tbeen
\nassaulted by  some unknown  persons, but  the  accused\twere
\nimplicated in this crime on mere suspicion.\n<\/p>\n
     We find  no substance  in any  of\tthese\t contentions
\nraised on  behalf of  the appellants.  Piara Singh (PW 2) in
\nhis evidence  has stated  that A-1 was having a grievance as
\nregards the  partition which was effected by Jagir Singh and
\nit is  this grouse which was prompted A-1 to lay a murderous
\nassault on  Jagir singh.  As regards  the presence  of Jagir
\nSingh on  13th April  1984 in  the evening  at the saw mill,
\nPiara Singh  (PW 2)  as well  as Sukhdial  Singh (PW 3) have
\nstated that  Jagir Singh  had come  there and he was sitting
\nuntil Piara  Singh (PW\t2) left\t for his house at about 8.00
\np.m. to bring his food. What happened thereafter us narrated
\nby Sukhdial  Singh(PW 3). He stated that A-1 came to the saw
\nmill with  naked kirpan\t alongwith Sardara  Singh (A-2)\t and
\nforcibly dragged  Jagir Singh  from the\t compound of the saw
\nmill to\t the ahata owned by A-1 He further stated that after
\ntaking Jagir  Singh into  ahata they  closed the  door.\t The
\nwitness then  went to  the ahata of A-1 and knocked the door
\nbut, nobody  opened it.\t He then  went to inform Piara Singh
\n(PW 2) about this incident who (PW 2) thereafter went to the
\npolice station\tand lodged  FIR Ex.  P3 at  about 9.00\tp.m.
\nAfter recording the First Information Report, Hans Raj ASI
\n(PW S)\taccompanied by\tPiara Singh  (PW 2)  and same police
\nofficials came to the ahata of A-1.\n<\/p>\n
8. Piara  Singh (PW 2) and Sukhdial Singh (PW 3) have stated
\nthat when  the police  party came  to the ahata of A-1, they
\nsaw A-1\t was standing  with the blood stained kirpan  in his
\nhand at\t that place. A-2 was also standing by his side. Both
\nthe witnesses  further stated  that the\t dead body  of Jagir
\nSingh was  lying in  that ahata. It needs to be mentioned at
\nthis stage that at about 8.00 p.m., Jagir Singh was forcibly
\ndragged by A-1 and A-2 and he was then taken to the ahata of
\nA-1. The  door of  the ahata was closed and despite knocking
\nthe said  door by  Sukhdial Singh  (PW 3)  nobody responded.
\nWithin an  hour, the  police party alongwith Piara Singh (PW\n<\/p>\n
2) reached  the ahata  of A-1 and they noticed the dead body
\nof Jagir  Singh at  that ahata and A-1 and A-2 were standing
\nnear the  dead body. The only legitimate inference that must
\nfollow from  the aforementioned evidence is that Jagir Singh
\nwas done  away with by both the accused in the ahata of A-1.
\nThere was hardly any time for Piara Singh (PW 2) or Sukhdial
\nSingh (PW  3) to  concoct a false story against the accused.
\nWe have carefully gone through the evidence of PW 2 and PW 3
\nand we\tsee no hesitation in accepting the same as reliable.
\nThere is  nothing in  their  cross-examination\twhich  would
\ndiscredit their testimony.\n<\/p>\n
9. In  addition to  the\t evidence  that\t we  have  discussed
\nhereinabove, there  are two other very telling circumstances
\nwhich are  pointer to  the  guilt  of  the  accused.  During
\ninvestigation, a turban of A-1 found in the saw mill. It was
\nseized and  marked as Ex.M\/O\/10. On this turban, name of A-1
\n(Karam Singh)  was printed.  Seizure of\t this turban  in the
\ncompound of  saw mill of Piara Singh (PW 2) corroborates the
\nstory narrated\tby Sukhdial  Singh (PW\t3) that both accused
\nhad come  to saw  mill\tand  forcibly  dragged\tJagir  Singh
\ntherefrom. No  exploration whatsoever  is coming from A-1 as
\nto how\this turban  was found  in the  compound saw  mill of
\nPiara Singh  (PW 2).  Mr. Bagga,  learnad counsel,  however.
\nurged that  the seizure of turban Ex.M\/O\/10 is nothing but a
\nbogus seizure. He urged that such a recovery and seizure has
\ngot to\tbe rejected because no names are printed on turbans.
\nWe are\tagain not  impressed by this argument because infact
\nsuch a\tseizure was  made and  it was  proved  by  the\tPach
\nwitnesses and the Investigating Officer.\n<\/p>\n
10.  The next  connecting circumstance\tis  the\t seizure  of
\nEx.M\/O\/5 from  the said\t of A-2.  The said  was stained with
\nhuman blood and the Serologist reported it to be human blood
\n(Ex. P20).  No explanation whatsoever was given by A-2 as to
\nhow his\t parna was  stained with human blood. The serologist
\nin his\treport Ex.P20  also found  that the  earth from\t the
\nahata of  A-1 and  kirpan seized  from A-1 were stained with
\nHuman blood. All these circumstance clearly and conclusively
\nestablish that\tboth the accused were responsible for murder
\nof Jagir Singh.\n<\/p>\n
     It was  then urged\t by Mr.\t Bagga that  it is    highly
\nimprobable that\t A-1 and A-2 would stand in the ahata with a
\nnaked kirpan  for more\tthan one hour. The prosecution story
\nis highly  improbable  and  could  not\tbe  made  basis\t for
\nconviction. We\tsee no\tmerit in this contention since there
\nis direct  evidence of Piara Singh (PW 2) and Sukhdial Singh
\n(PW 3) as also the investigating officer Hans Raj ASI (PW 5)
\nto establish this fact.\n<\/p>\n
12.  In the  result, the  appeal falls\tand  the  same\t  is
\ndismissed. A-1\tand A-E\t to  surrender\tto  their  bailbonds
\nforthwith to serve out the remainder of their sentences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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