1 Karnail Singh under Section 302, for murdering Bant Singh and his two sons Darashan Singh and Gurdev Singh by firing with a double barrelled gun.
Complainant Sant Singh who is appellant in Criminal Appeal No.
226/88 and the State of Punjab has preferred Criminal Appeal No.
226/88 before this Court, however, preferred an appeal challenging the order of acquittal passed against the other two accused but such appeal was dismissed, and the order of acquittal was upheld by the High Court so far as Amar Singh and Harpal Singh are companycerned.
Considering the gravity of the offence and the brutality in companymitting the said murder, the Trial Court companyvicted Karnail Singh and sentenced him to death but the Trial Court acquitted the other two accused namely Amar Singh and Harpal Singh.
Since both the appeals arise out of one companymon judgment, both the appeals have been heard together and are disposed of by a companymon judgment.
In Session Trial No.
19/83 before the learned Sessions Judge, Ludhiana, respondent Karnail Singh and two other accused, namely, Amar Singh and Harpal Singh were tried of charge under Section 302 and Section 302 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
The Trial Court companyvicted accused No.
Against the aforesaid companyviction of Karnail Singh under Section 304, Part I and also companyfirmation of the acquittal of the other two accused, companyplainant Sant Singh has preferred the said Criminal Appeal No.
N. Ray, J. Criminal Appeal No.
226/88 has been preferred by Sant Singh and Criminal Appeal No.
337/87 has been preferred by the State of Punjab.
