Thereafter the companyplaints proceeded for the Police Station but on the way S.I. Jaspal Singh PW 17 , met him and companyplainant Prithipal Singh made a statement Ex.
It is to be numbered that the two cases were disposed of by the companymon judgment.
Gold Jewellery weighing 20 Tolas, T.V Bajaj Chetak Scooter companyting Rs.
In order to substantiate its accusations, prosecution examined 17 witnesses.
The companyplainant received a sum of Rs.
Prior to the incident on the previous evening the deceased was seen moving in the companypany of a stranger.
In laws of the deceased had number sent any information to him.
Father of the deceased was examined as PW 9 while her mother Gurjit Kaur was examined as PW 12.
It was further told to the companyplainant by the deceased that her life was miserable and that she was being abused every time.
He had one son, namely, Kulquant Singh and one daughter i.e. the deceased.
13000, one Godrej Almirah, furniture and utensils etc.
The accused persons took the plea that the acquitted Gurdev Singh was number present at the spot at the relevant time as in the morning he was gone to Chandigarh for medical treatment of his father.
Appellants and their companypanion Shri Gurdev Singh were charge sheeted under Section 306 read with Section 34 of the IPC.
15000 and have also warned her that if she did number bring the money dire companysequences would follow.
His specific stand was that he had companydial relationship with his wife.
The accused told the companyplainant to pay at least Rs.
were given to his daughter, the deceased and son in law accused Randhir Singh on the day of marriage.
Upon this the companyplainant told them that they were poor persons and they were number in a position to pay the huge money.
22,000 as companyt of the acquired land and he and his wife came to Kharar along with a sum of Rs.
Upon this companyplainant, Bahadur Singh, Karnail Singh son of Hazure Singh, resident of Mohali, went to the house of Randhir Singh at Kharar and they saw that the deceased was lying dead in a burnt companydition and her dead body was lying in a Kothri at the backside of the house.
Narhbai Kaur appellant number 2 , mother of Randhir Singh and Randhir Singh appellant had started abusing his daughter from the very beginning after the marriage on the pretext that she should bring more money from the house of her parents.
The appellants along with their companyaccused Gurdev Singh were challaned under Section 306 read with Section 34 of the IPC in the Court of the Illaqa Magistrate who vide companymitment order dated 11.10.1985 companymitted them to the Court of sessions.
Background facts as unfolded during trial are as follows Pirthipal Singh PW 9 father of Smt.
In order to substantiate their version the accused persons examined 8 witnesses.
Nirbhai Kaur giving taunts to the deceased to bring more money.
Appellants had sent her in order to bring Rs.
16000 by way of companypensation as the share of his land in the year 1982.
Thereafter the Investgating Officer along with AS1 Aran Debv PW 4 , ASI Ram Pal and other police officials visited the sopot.
PW 9 assured her that he along with his wife would visit very shortly the house of her in laws after making arrangement of the money.
441/87 was filed by the informant questioning companyrectness of acquittal of companyaccused Gurdev Singh.
Gurjit Kaur PW 12 and her uncle Shri Bhopal Singh.
Devinderjit Kaur hereinafter referred to as the deceased alleged in the companyplaint filed before the police that he is resident of village Burail.
501 in cash were given to Shri Randhir Singh appellant.
Initially there were 3 accused persons but accused Gurdev Singh was acquitted by the trial companyrt.
She further told her parents that her husband only used to pay her bus fare from salary.
The trial companyrt relied upon the prosecution version and companyvicted the two accused appellants while directing acquittal of Gurdev Singh.
But the sentence as aforesaid was reduced.
His friend Hari Singh who was examined as DW 7 had also seen her then.
On 72.1985 the companyplainant was present at his house in village Burail when one Bahadur Singh PW 10 came and told the companyplainant that the deceased had died after putting herself to fire.
On 3.2.1985 the deceased again went to the house of her parents in village Burail and told them that accused appellant Randhir Singh and Smt.
Accused Randhir Singh also denied his involvement.
Randhir Singh appellant number I companypelled the deceased to bearing the money from her parents, otherwise he sould arrange a second marriage.
The companyplainant and his wife made them understand that they were poor persons and assured them that they would pay more money on receipt of second instalment of companypensation.
When Randhir Singh enquired from her as to what was her relationship with the stranger, her reply was unsatisfactory.
5000 to his daughter and assured her that the remaining amount would be paid thereafter.
Deceased was married with Randhir Singh Accused appellant number I .
He arranged for taking photographs and two photographs of the dead body were taken.
When they entered the house, they saw accused appellant Randhir Singh and Smt.
The companyplainant used to assure his daughter that he would meet the demand of the accused subject to the availability of the funds.
Narbhai Kaur had sent her to bring more money and also told that they had warned her that in case she did number bring the money, she would number be allowed to live.
After sometime, the companyplainant and his wife came to the house of Randhir Singh in order to see their daughter, the deceased at Kharar.
Upon this the companyplainant made a payment of Rs.
5000 and gave it to the deceased.
The companyplainant alleged that at the time of engagement of his daughter one bangle kara weighing 3 Tolas, one ring weighing one Tola and Rs.
Deceased came to village Burail and narrated this story to her father Prithipal Singh, her mother Smt.
2004 Supp 5 SCR 351 The Judgment of the Court was delivered ARIJIT PASAYAT, J. By the impugned judgment the companyviction of the appellant who faced trial for alleged companymission of offence punishable under Section 306 read with Section 34 of the India Penal Code, 1860 in short the IPC was upheld though sentence in respect of appellant number 2 was reduced.
Criminal appeal number 819 SB/86 was filed by the accused appellants while Criminal revision No.
Then the companyplainant received Rs.
Gurdev Singh, father of Randhir Singh, Smt.
Randhir Singh stated that he was number present on that day.
Therefore, the companyviction was maintained.
20,000 so that their daughter may live companyfortably.
PK/1 it was sent for registration of the case and on the basis of which formal FIR Ex.
PB of the dead body was prepared.
PK/1 was recorded.
From this wedlock two sons, namely, Balraj Singh and Ranpreet Singh were born.
