P. 23 for which he held a licence.
Darshan Singh agreed to the proposal and reached Mahal Kalan at about midday in his tractortrolly.
Jeet Kaur, and it may be that, as has been stated by Darshan Singh P.W. 3 , Malkiat Singh felt satisfied and wanted to leave the place of occurrence as early as possible as they had exhausted their ammunition and there was the possibility of villagers companying to the place of occurrence in a short while.
They found that Roor Singh was irrigating the adjoining field Khasra No.
The four recovered guns and rifle were sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory, Chandigarh, and reached there on February 3, 1972.
Harnam Kaur and Smt.
He has also stated that the two brass fired cartridge cases had been fired from Darshan Singhs gun Ex.
It was found that the recovered fired cartridge cases, except one which had insufficient marks, had been fired from the one or the other of the recovered fire arms.
Pritam Kaur was married to one Karnail Singh who was appointed by some Sadhs as their mukhtaram in respect of their lands measuring 15 bighas in that village.
The dead bodies were examined by Dr. Jagjeet Singh P.W. 1 on December 31, 1971.
Mansha Singh went to the village and informed Yogendra Singh P.W. 6 and Thakur Singh about the incident.
Malkiat Singh, Mukund Singh, Kartar Singh and Lal Singh were armed with .12 bore guns, while Hari Singh, Preet Singh and Kala Ram had gandasas.
He has therefore filed a review petition No.
The aforesaid guns Exs.
They were also companyvicted of the offence under Section 148, I.P.C. and were sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for one year.
He also found 2 brass fired cartridge cases and the splinter which had fallen from the gun.
Roor Singh and Gurbux Singh then rushed towards the accused with their dhangi and kripan and hit Kala Ram accused.
Malkiat Singh also filed a petition for special leave, but it was dismissed on May 1, 1975.
He found eleven .12 bore fired cartridge cases lying there.
Accused Malkiat Singh and Mukund Singh went to village Tappa to meet Darshan Singh on December 26, 1971, and asked him to bring his tractor trolly and licensed rifle to Mahal Kalan on December 30, 1971, because they wanted to cultivate the aforesaid land that day.
Malkiat Singh then told his companypanions that they should leave as they had succeeded in killing Roor Singh, his son and daughter, and all the accused left in Darshan Singhs tractor trolly.
The injuries of Kala Ram accused were examined by a medical officer, and some test identification parades were also held.
61/24 which was a part of the land which had been purchased by Roor Singh from the sadhs.
P. 22 with him.
Harnam Kaur.
Kalu Sadh filed a suit for pre emption through his wife Smt.
J.K. Sinha P.W. 14 Assistant Director of the Forensic Science Laboratory, Chandigarh, has proved the delivery of the fired cartridge cases and the rifles in sealed companydition, and he has stated that after firing test cartridges through the guns it was found that one of the recovered fired cartridge cases had been fired from Mukund Singhs gun Ex.
They said that it was an opportune time to do away with them and undertook to bear all the expenses.
They accompanied him to the place of occurrence where some other persons had arrived in the meantime.
His sons Gurbux Singh, Mansha Singh P.W. 2 , and Surjeet Singh P.W. 4 were also there and so also his daughter Smt.
Harnam Kaur and Smt.
The suit was decreed some five or six months before the date of incident.
The High Court acquitted Hari Singh, Preet Singh and Kala Ram, but upheld the companyviction of the present appellants Mukund Singh, Kartar Singh, and petitioner Malkiat Singh, and companyfirm ed their death sentence.
Surjeet Kaur of the offences of which they were charged, and companyvicted the remaining accused of of fences under Sections 148 and 302/ 149, I.P.C. He sentenced Mukund Singh, Malkiat Singh and Kartar Singh to death, and Hari Singh, Preet Singh and Kala Ram to rigorous imprisonment for life, for the murder of Roor Singh, Gurbux Singh and Smt.
Darshan Singh P.W. 3 was arrested on January 10, 1972 and was found in possession of rifle Ex.
51 of 1975.
Harnam Kaur and Kalu Sadh, and it was pending on the date of the incident.
PO there at 6.15 p. m. It is alleged that within a few minutes of doing so a supplementary statement Ex.
P. 18 for which he held a licence.
P. 22.
Mansha Singh P.W. 2 and Surjeet Singh P.W. 4 went near their father, brother and sister, and found that they were dead.
Harnam Kaur arrived there and gave the information that Roor Singh and his three sons were irrigating that part of the field which abutted on the cart road leading to Mahal Khurd.
P. 22, P. 20, and P. 18 were seized by the investigating officer, and were sealed.
P. 20 was recovered from the possession of accused Kartar Singh of which he held a licence.
He again filed a suit against Smt.
Darshan Singh applied for being made an approver and his statement was recorded on March 2, 1972.
Accused Malkiat Singh and Mukund Singh were arrested by Sub Inspector Hazura Singh P.W. 17 on January 6, 1972.
P. 20.
P. 23.
Jeet Kaur.
P. 22, four from Malkiat Singhs gun Ex.
159 of 1975 has been filed by Kartar Singh while Appeal No.
The additional Sessions Judge of Barnala acquitted Lal Singh, Smt.
Mansha Singh P.W. 2 and Surjeet Singh P.W. 4 , the other sons of Roor Singh, did number venture to rescue their father, brother and sister, but raised an alarm.
It is alleged that as Smt, Harnam Kaur wanted to dispossess Roor Singh somehow, she obtained the help of her son in law accused Malkiat Singh who, in turn, took the help of accused Mukund Singh who was a friend of Dsrshan Singh P.W. 3 also.
P. 20 for which he held a licence.
Both the guns were taken in police custody and were sealed.
382 of 1975 has been filed by Mukund Singh, by special leave.
Surjeet Kaur and Smt.
Accused Malkiat Singh and Kartar Singh fired their guns at Roor Singh, Gurbux Singh aimed a blow with his kripan at Mukund Singh but it fell on his gun and a splinter fell out from it.
Jeet Kaur who had companye to serve tea to her father and brothers in the field.
A double barrel .12 bore gun Ex.
Mansha Singh P.W. 2 went to police station Mahal Kalan which was at a distance of six miles and lodged the first information report Ex.
All the 13 fired cartridge cases were sealed by the Sub Inspector and reached the Forensic Science Laboratory, Chandigarh, on January 3, 1972.
Harnam Kaur and her husband Kalu Sadh on August 23, 1971, restraining his dispossession as they wanted to execute the pre emption decree.
Lal Singh, Mukund Singh and Darshan Singh fired at Gurbux Singh who fell down.
Kar nail Singh sold that land to his father in law Roor Singh.
Roor Singh obtained a temporary injunction against Smt.
Lal Singh and Kartar Singh accused fired at her.
It is alleged that Roor Singh and Gurbux Singh asked the accused to remove the tractor from their field and to clear out, but to numberavail.
Roor Singh filed a suit in the companyrt of Sub Judge, Barnala, claiming that he was in possession of the land and was entitled to it, but it was dismissed.
Mukund Singh, Malkiat Singh, Kartar Singh, Hari Singh, Preet Singh, Kala Ram and Lal Singh then went in the trolly of the tractor of Darshan Singh to village Kumar and reached there at about 4 p. m. It is alleged that Darshan Singh detached the trolly from the tractor and raced the tractor in field khasra No.
They were delivered at the Forensic Science Laboratory, Chandigarh, on February 3, 1972.
P. 23 and four from Kartar Singhs gun Ex.
He met accused Mukund Singh and Malkiat Singh there, along with the other four accused and Lal Singh.
The Police filed a charge sheet against all the accused.
Jeet Kaur raised an alarm and stepped towards her father.
All these articles were taken in police custody.
He again went to the place of occurrence next morning.
All the other accused followed the tractor.
Accused Lal Singh was arrested from Barnala along with gun Ex.
It is alleged that at that time Malkiat Singh was carrying double barrel .12 bore gun Ex.
P. 18 from his possession for which he had a licence.
Surjeet Kaur were charged of abetting the murders, while the other accused were charged of companymitting the substantive offences.
Malkiat Singh was arrested the same day, and was found in possession of double barrel .12 bore gun Ex.
DH was recorded by Mansha Singh P.W. 2 giving some more details Sub Inspector Chand Singh accompanied Mansha Singh to the place of occurrence and reached there at about 9 p. m. He prepared the inquest reports.
Some other articles like a bloodstained gan dasa, kripan and dhangi were found lying in the field, as also a kettle and cups etc.
His daughter Smt.
Three appeals were filed in the High Court, and there was a reference for companyfirmation of the death sentence.
Appeal No.
Appellant Kartar Singh was arrested on January 7, 1972 and he was then in possession of double barrel .12 bore gun Ex.
P. 23, while Mukund Singh had a single barrel .12 bore gun Ex.
N. Shinghal, J. These appeals and the petition for review arise out of the judgment of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana dated November 7, 1974, upholding the companyviction of appellants Mukund Singh and Kartar Singh and petitioner Malkiat Singh in the following circumstances Roor Singh deceased used to live in village Kurrar.
PO was lodged by Mansha Singh P.W. 2 within a very short time, it discredited the testimony of its maker Mansha Singh because while the report stated that the of fence was companymitted by Mukund Singh and Malkiat Singh who were armed with .12 bore guns, two unknown persons who were also armed with guns and two unknown persons who were armed with gandasas, Mansha Singh stated in the trial companyrt that the crime was companymitted by eight, persons, four of whom were.
Accused Kartar Singh, Hari Singh, Preet Singh and Kala Ram were arrested from village Sanghera by Sub Inspector Chand Singh P.W. 19 on January 7, 1972.
On January 10, 1972, Sub Inspector Gur Chetan Singh P.W. 18 arrested Darshan Singh from village Tappa and recovered a .315 bore rifle Ex.
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