The companyviction and sentence passed on the appellants were, however, companyfirmed by the High Court and hence these appeals by special leave.
There is numberdispute that PW 13 Swarn Singh was present at the scene and he also sustained serious injurious including lacerated and incised wounds on the head.
Second is, there was numberreason for the appellants to persist with the revenge for the murder of Karnail Singh as the murderers were companyvicted by the Court.
As the assailants thought that their mission was accomplished they all fled from the place with the weapons.
A 5 Mohinder Singh and A 7 Darshan Singh dealt blows on PW 13 Swarn Singh with kirpans while A 8 Bhag Singh fired a gun shot at him.
They were waylaid by eight assailants including the appellants herein near the yard of one Harbans Singh.
In that dispute, Karnail Singh father of accused Nos.1 to 3 gave support to jagtar Singh.
Bagicha Singh died on the spot and PW 13 Swarn Singh injured was removed to the hospital.
First Information was lodged by PW 14 Hardip Singh.
According to the prosecution version the occurrence in this case happened on the night of 27 1 1985 at about 8.00 M. when deceased Bagicha Singh was going in the companypany of PW 12, PW 13 and PW 14 to reach their village.
A 4 Satnam Singh Shot at the deceased with a gun and A 1 Gurmukh Singh, A 3 Gurbinder Singh and A 6 Gurbux Singh attacked the deceased with kirpans and A 2 Harjinder Singh with a spear.
All the accused were arrested ought number have been relied on.
Appellant Gurmukh Singh A 1 made an exhortation to his companypanion assailants to carry out the onslaughts for avenging the murder of his father Karnail Singh.
Appellants were involved in the second murder and they challenged the companyviction and sentence imposed on them by the sessions companyrt and companyfirmed by the High companyrt in appeal.
for R.S. Sodhi, adv.
There was a dispute over one house building as between the said Bagicha Singh and one Jagtar Singh which remained alive for some time.
402/95 for M S. S.S. Rana Co., Advs.
In a Previous incident the said Karnail Singh was murdered and a criminal case was charge sheeted against PW 12 Balkar singh, PW 13 Swaran Singh and PW 14 Hardip Singh and some others.
H.S. Munjral, Vikrant Rana and Ms. Rana, Advs with him for the appellant in Crl.
for the Respondents J U D G E M E N T The following Judgment of the Court was delivered WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.
402 OF 1995 THOMAS, J. This is the story of a murder companymitted as revenge for another murder.
Ajay Bansal, Adv.
The murdered person in this case was one Bagicha Singh.
