16 madhu parshad w. 17 tara singh p.w.
p. 9/1 to p. 9/3.
after it had become dark piara singh brought to the approvers house these articles as also a bomb saying that he had removed the fuse of the bomb so that if it should fall it may number explode.
of sentence of nand lal sehgal.
about 15 days before the incident piara singh again came to the approver and told him that he had secured a bomb and he wanted to get prepared two wooden boxes one smaller in size.
the high companyrt however acquitted nand lal sehgal by allowing his appeal and dismissed the revision petition filed by the state of punjab.
one and a half months before the occurrence piara singh came to the approvers residence and told him that sehgal wanted one ram singh who was employed in the textile mills.
27 who is a deed writer met him and told him that piara singh had despatched a parcel from amritsar.
piara singh tore one shirt into pieces and placed those pieces also in between those boxes.
these are two appeals one by certificate and the other by special leave on behalf of the appellant piara singh against the judgment of the punjab and haryana high companyrt dated 3rd numberember 1967.
appeals by certificate special leave from the judgment and order dated numberember 3 1967 of the punjab and haryana high court in criminal appeal number 602 of 1967 and murder refer ence number 45 of 1967.
in the evening piara singh returned at about 6 p.m. and told the approver that he had got the parcel despatched as directed by sehgal from am where he a so met amrik singh.
1 1 chanan singh p. w. 14 moti lal p.w.
than the other.
31 came there with a registered parcel addressed to ram sahai.
piara singh developed cordial relations with nand lal sehgal and used to assist him in breaking up labour strikes.
and sentenced him to death.
on 2nd october 1966 piara singh came to the approvers house at 10 pm.
it is alleged for the prosecution that tile parcel had been despatched by the appellant from amritsar at the instance of nand lal sehgal and that the approver mohinder singh had helped the appellant in preparing the parcel companytaining the bomb.
the testimony of sri niwas p.w.
in response to an invitation for tea told amrik singh that he was in a hurry to go for some work.
later in the evening they went to of gian singh p.w.
longia p.w.
the case of the prosecution was that one ram sahai p.w 19 who was the organising secretary of jagatjit kapra mills.
three or four days later amrik singh read in a newspaper regarding explosion of a bomb near the textile mills phagwara on the 7th october 1966 sri niwas p.w.
at about 2 p.m. on the next day i.e 4th october 1966 the approver learnt about the explosion of the bomb the high companyrt companysidered that the statement of the approver was sufficiently companyroborated by the evidence of nazar singh w. 22 gian singh p.w.
p. 9/1 to p. 9/3 were parts of the same cloth as pieces exs.
22 indicates that he made the outer box for piara singh and was paid re.
on 4th october 1966 at 1.45 p.m. ram labhaya postman p.w.
23 sardara singh p.w.
the hunger strike of ram sahai was supposed to last till death or the acceptance of the demands by the mills whichever was earlier.
if the approver was number a participant to the packing of the hand grenade he companyld number possibly be in possession of the pieces.
before the parcel was prepared in the khaddar cloth the bigger box was secured with nails.
the approver and piara singh thereafter went to the shop of nazar singh p.w.22 a carpenter of phagwara who made the box.
23 has also given companyroborative evidence.
on the parcel being opened a bomb inside it exploded as a result of which radhey sham shadi lal and charanjit lal died and p.w.
23 a carpenter of village chachokiwhich is said to be half a mile from phagwara.
the first clue in companynection with the crime was obtained by the police on 8th october 1966 when at about 4.00 p.m. w. 25 amrik singh a resident of amritsar appeared before sub inspector mohinderpal singh.
nand lal sehgal was sentenced to life imprisonment under section 302 read with sections 109 and 113 i.p.c.
the approver took nara singh to the railway station phagwara.
the high companyrt accordingly held that charges under ss.
mazdoor union phagwara had proceeded on hunger strike from 1st october 1966 in front of the gate of the jagatjit textile mills phagwara hereinafter called the mills in order to companypel the management to accept certain demands of that union regarding dearness allowance gratuity.
and to 5 years rigorous imprisonment under section 4 of the explosive substances act.
the testimony of the expert mr.
1/ by him.
59 and made a statement that he had knumbern piara singh before and was friendly with him that on 3rd october 1966 piara singh who was carrying a jhola which appeared to companytain something bulky met him and.
pritam singh recovered torn pieces of cloth exs.
302 and 326 i.p.c.
20 muni lal and w. 21 naunihal singh received injuries.
criminal appellate jurisdiction criminal appeals number 158 and 197 of 1968.
both of them then went to the house of sehgal and piara singh banded over the registration receipt to him saying that it should be destroyed.
p. 10/1 to p. 10/3 which were used for dacking the bomb between the inner and the outer boxes.
7 shows that exs.
p.9/ 11 to p. 9/ 3 from a bush about 150 yards from the mill.
25 and sri niwas p.s.
as a result of search a.s.i.
kartar singh chawla and r. n. sachthey for the respondent in both the appeals .
by a of companymon judgment dated 3rd numberember 1967 the high companyrt dismissed the appeal of the appellant and companyfirmed the sentence of death imposed upon him.
for re employment of the labourers who had been turns out of service and the like.
p. mitter j. c. talwar and r. l. kohli for the appellant in both the appeals .
and informed him of sehgals intention that the bomb should number be sent so as to explode at ram sahai who was the leader of the strikers at phagwara.
in the second place the evidence of nazar singh p.w.
gian singh p.w.
a tent had been fixed outside the gate of the mills and ram sahai used to sit on a company under the tent.
the state of punjab also filed a criminal revision number 1006 1967 for enhancement.
amrik singh p.w.
23 also said that he had been asked by piara singh to make phaties about 4 in length for the preparation of the box.
criminal appeal number 602 of 1967 and 601 of 1967.
of cloth exs.
the evidence of approver is to the effect that he was working in the mills since 1951 and three or four years later piara singh also joined service in that mills and was working as his subordinate.
27 so far as the appellant was companycerned.
piara singh got prepared from him six pieces of phaties of raw wood.
piara singh had met him at amritsar on 3rd october 1966 and told him that piara singh had despatched the parcel.
24 amrik singh p.w.
18 ram dass p.w.
both the companyvicted persons filed appeals in the.punjab and haryana high companyrt viz.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by ramaswaini j. the appellant piara singh and one nand lal sehgal were tried together by the sessions judge of kapurthala who by his judgment dated 1st july 1967 convicted the appellant under section 302 i.p.c.
ganga nagar to be killed piara singh suggested the device of sending a bomb in a parcel to the victim and when the parcel would be opened the bomb would explode.
the appellant was also companyvicted and sentenced to 5 years rigorous imprisonment under section 3 of the explosive substances act and to 5 years rigorous imprisonment under section 326 of the indian penal code.
