P.W. 6, Ishro, and P.W. 7 Nirmal Singh companyvicted Sukhdev Singh for the offence of murder and respondent Nos.
1 to 5 have been acquitted by the High Court.
Thereafter other accused assaulted Ram Sarup, Ishro and others who came to their rescue and caused injuries to them also.
Lal Chand deceased and his brother Ram Sarup claimed to be in possession of Khasra No.24/21.
Respondent No.
1 to 5 were tried in the Court of the Additional Session Judge.
J The widow of Lal Chand, who was killed in the incident which took place on 28.6.1985 and in respect of which six accused including respondent Nos.
25 of 1986, has filed these appeals, as respondent Nos.
Kurukshetra in sessions case No.5/1 Add of 1986/Session Trial No.
The prosecution case was that on 28.6.1985 at about 5.00 p.m. while Lal Chand and his Brother Ram Sarup and his wife P.W. 6 Ishro were in the field, Sukhdev Singh, respondent No.1 along with other accused came there and started ploughing the land.
The evidence also discloses that accused Harvinder Singh and Ajit were examined by Dr. T.L.Gilhotra, D.W. 1, on 2.7.85 and had found injuries on their persons.
He has also stated that those injuries were of 3 to 4 days duration.
When Lal Chand tried to persuade them number to plough the land, Sukhdev Singh fired a shot from his double barrel gun and caused injuries to Lal Chand.
NANAVATI.
The High Court on reappreciation of the evidence came to the companyclusion that the prosecution has filed to establish that Lal Chand and his son were put into possession of the field and that they were, in fact, in possession of the same on the date of the incident.
All the companyvicted accused challenged their companyviction before the Punjab High Court.
