High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRA-D/935/2011dismissed

Sandeep Kumar @ Sodhi v. State Of Punjab

2022-12-19Mr. Justice Sureshwar Thakur,Mr. Justice Kuldeep Tiwari20 pages

*** (i) CRA-D-935-DB-2011 (O&M)

Reserved on: 18.11.2022

Date of Decision: 19.12.2022 SANDEEP KUMAR @ SODHI -Appellant

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STATE OF PUNJAB -Respondent (ii) CRA-D-1042-DB-2011

Reserved on: 18.11.2022

Date of Decision: 19.12.2022 DINESH KUMAR @ RAJ -Appellant

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STATE OF PUNJAB -Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURESHWAR THAKUR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Argued by: Mr. Hitesh Kumar Sammi, Advocate for the appellant in CRA-D-935-DB-2011.

Mr. P.P.Chahar, Advocate Amicus Curiae for the appellant in CRA-D-1042-DB-2011. Ms. Monika Jalota, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

*** KULDEEP TIWARI, J.

Both these appeals arise out of the same facts and a common judgment dated 04.08.2011, therefore, they are being taken together and decided accordingly.

The present appeals have been directed at the instance of

appellants/accused, being aggrieved with the verdict of conviction and order of sentence dated 04.08.2011, rendered by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Hoshiarpur, in case FIR No.36 of 22.04.2008, registered under Sections 302, 376 and 34 of IPC, at Police Station Hariana, District Hoshiarpur, whereby they have been convicted for the offence punishable under Sections 376(2)(g) and 302 of IPC, and, have been

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FACTUAL MATRIX 3.

The prosecution story unfolds from the statement of PW4, Ravinder Kumar (complainant), which was recorded by SI/SHO Sukhwinder Singh (I.O.) while being on patrolling. The complainant stated that he is an agriculturist and has three daughters. The appellant/accused Dinesh Kumar @ Raj had been working under him for the last five years. On 21.04.2008, he engaged labourers for harvesting his wheat crop in the fields, situated at a distance of about an acre from his house. The same day, at about 05:30 p.m., he sent the appellant/accused Dinesh Kumar @ Raj to serve tea to the labourers working in his fields. While going to serve tea, the appellant/accused Dinesh Kumar @ Raj took his 4 years old median daughter xxxx ( "

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PROCEEDINGS OF TRIAL COURT 5.

Finding a prima facie case, both the appellants/accused were charge-sheeted for commission of offence punishable under Sections 302

' and 376(2)(g) of IPC. The prosecution, in order to prove its case, examined as many as 13 witnesses, whereas, PWs Santokh Singh, HC Balwinder Singh, ASI Balbir Singh, HC Satwinder Singh, HC Balwinder Singh, C. Jaswinder Singh and SI Munish Kumar were given up by the learned Public Prosecutor being unnecessary and thereafter, he closed the evidence of the prosecution.

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