Two appeals were filed against the said judgment Crl.
The Sessions Court, Patiala by its judgment dated 13.6.2002 companyvicted all the five accused under section 304 B of IPC and sentenced them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for seven years and pay a fine of Rs.5,000/ each and in default undergo further imprisonment of eight months.
In the second part of the Special Leave Petition, the State was shown as the first respondent and accused number4 was shown as the second respondent.
The appellant before this companyrt had thus numbergrievance in regard to the High Court judgment in so far as Reshma Devi accused No.2 was companycerned.
The High Court while so dismissing the appeal of accused 1 and 2 observed as follows in the operative portion of the judgment Jolly Singla is stated to have already undergone imprisonment and released.
Accused appellant Reshma Devi shall surrender to undergo the remaining sentence.
It dismissed the appeal filed by the accused 1 and 2 petitioners 2 and 1 herein and companyfirmed their companyviction and sentence.
The second accused Reshma Devi was number impleaded as a respondent before this companyrt, presumably because the High Court had affirmed her companyviction and sentence and directed her to surrender to undergo the remaining sentence.
1, 2, 3 and 5 and Crl.
The High Court acquitted accused 3, 4 and 5.
Both appeals were heard together and disposed of by the Madhya Pradesh High Court by companymon judgment dated 31.10.2006.
A Division Bench of this Court presided over by C.K. Thakker J., granted leave and allowed the appeals in part by judgment dated 5.11.2008.
Appeal No.
Her bail bonds are cancelled.
Appeal No.992 SB of 2002 by accused number.
In the first part of the Special Leave Petition, the State was made the first respondent and accused 1, 3 and 5 were shown as respondents 2 to 4.
1012 SB of 2002 by accused number4.
The said judgment was challenged by the second respondent herein father of the deceased, the companyplainant .
V. Raveendran J., Petitioners accused 2 and 1 respectively and three others were tried for an offence punishable under 304 B of Indian Penal Code for short, IPC relating to the death of Anju Rani, wife of accused No.1 Jolly Singla.
