I was admitted that very evening in the Civil Hospital.
The Sessions Court further companyvicted the accused under Section 27 of the Arms Act and sentenced him to rigorous imprisonment for one year.
The accused was arrested on April 4, 1981.
Both the sentences were directed to run companycurrently.
P.C. He picked up two empty cartridge cases Exh.
688 of 1981 affirming the judgment and order dated November 7, 1981 rendered by the Sessions Judge, Faridkot companyvicting the appellant under Section 302 I.P.C. and sentencing him to imprisonment for life and also companyvicting him under Section 2 of the Arms Act and further sentencing him to rigorous imprisonment for one year.
Then Bikkar Singh fired one shot from his double barrel gun which hit the right side chest of Jagjit Singh who tried to run away when another shot was fired from behind.
Sikandar Singh pleaded alibi.
63 of 1983.
High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the companyviction and sentence awarded by the Trial Court.
16 pleaded as follows Jagjit Singh, deceased alone came to my liquor vend.
They surrounded Jagjit Singh.
P.W. 2, Dr. Anoop Sood examined Bikkar Singh, accused on March 29, 1981 and found multiple blisters and swellings and companytusions on the left side of chest.
On hearing about the quarrel Jugraj Singh, father of Jagjit Singh, since deceased, came there.
It appears from the report given by the Director of Laboratory that the two cartridges were fired from the gun marked A of the appellant.
Both the sentences were ordered to run companycurrently.
The accused was examined under Section 313 of the CrPC and he denied prosecution allegations.
Accused Bikkar Singh in reply to question No.
P. 7 and P. 8 from the spot.
My injuries were examined.
Accused, Sikandar Singh was acquitted.
1 was individually sufficient to cause death.
Both the accused appellant and his son, Sikandar Singh were armed with .12 bore guns and one Mukhtiar Singh was also armed with a .12 bore gun.
The Sessions Judge after companysidering the evidences of eye witnesses, P.Ws.
Sikandar Singh raised a lalkara that Jagjit Singh should number be spared.
Against this judgment and order the accused Bikkar Singh preferred an appeal being Criminal Appeal No.
The prosecution case as unfurled in brief is that the deceased, Jagjit Singh, son of Jugraj Singh went on March 29, 1981 at about 6.30 p.m. along with Mela Singh to the liquor vend of Bikkar Singh in village Rode for purchase of a bottle of liquor.
Jugraj Singh left his wife near the dead body of Jagjit Singh and he went to the Police Station, Baghapurana and lodged F.I.R., Exhibit P.K. at about 7.15 p.m. P.W. 5, A.S.I. Ram Parkash immediately came to the spot and made an inquest of the dead body of Jagjit Singh Exh.
Jagjit Singh quarrelled with Bikkar Singh that he was selling adulterated liquor.
He further stated that injury No.
The police influenced the doctors, after my bail application was argued and they came to know of my defence.
Jugraj Singh and Mela Singh raised an alarm whereon the accused fled away with their weapons towards the village.
I was X rayed for my injuries.
companyrse of nature.
Bikkar Singh made a disclosure statement that he handed over his gun to his brother, Gurdial Singh.
1 and 2 disbelieved the defence story that the accused fired two shots in self defence and companyvicted the accused under Section 302 I.P.C. for murder of Jagjit Singh and sentenced him to rigorous imprisonment for life.
Ray, J. This appeal by special leave is directed against the judgment and order made on February 24, 1982 by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, in Criminal Appeal No.
In self defence I took my licensed gun and fired two shots one after the other at Jagjit Singh and he ran away.
P.W. 1, Dr. B.K. Goyal who companyducted autopsy on the dead body of the deceased, Jagjit Singh found three gun shot injuries and he opined that death was due to shock and hemorrhage as a result of the said injuries which were sufficient to cause death in the ordinary Judgment dated March 28, 1989 in Criminal Appeal No.
3 and 4 and the evidences of the doctors P.Ws.
He quarrelled with me and he fired two shots at me while I was standing in the liquor vend and I was injured.
Sikandar Singh and Mukhtiar Singh were number present there number the P.Ws.
The gun and the empty cartridge cases were sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory, Chandigarh.
On April 12, 1981 Gurdial Singh, produced the gun in the police station.
