The houses of the brothers were adjacent to each other.
The prosecution examined several witnesses including the informant, the injured and the doctor who had performed the post mortem examination and had attended the injuries of others involved.
On hue and cry being raised, the appellant and the accused fled the scene.
The injured were rushed to the Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar where they were treated.
The accused persons were examined under Section 313 Cr.
P.C. and on the companypletion of the trial, the Trial Court companyvicted the appellant under Sections 302, 307 IPC but acquitted the companyaccused Harpartap.
Jugraj having felt humiliated and anguished, on returning home, companyplained about the same to his father Gurdial, the informant.
After companypleting the investigation, charge sheet was laid against both the accused persons under Sections 302 and 307 IPC.
The accused persons denied the charge and, therefore were tried.
Meanwhile drawn by the companymotion, Paramjit Kaur, the wife of the informant, Jatinder Singh and Lakhwinder Singh, friends of Jugraj rushed to the terrace.
To reiterate, the High Court has affirmed the companyviction and the sentence recorded by the Trial Court.
It is alleged by the prosecution that on the exhortation of Harpartap, the appellant opened fire, which hit the informant on the side of his head.
When the appellant returned home from his fields, the informant went to the terrace of the roof of his house and summoned the former to that of his.
On seeing them, the appellant fired from his gun towards them, which hit Paramjit and Jatinder on their abdomen and Lakhwinder on his mouth and head.
The High Court has companycurred with the sentence as well.
It was alleged that over a lingering land dispute between the informant and the appellant, who are brothers, on 06.07.2002, while Jugraj, the son of the informant was in his fields, the appellant had hurled abuses to him.
This enraged the appellant and while arrogantly proclaiming that he was number only justified to do so but that he would companytinue to companyduct himself as done, rushed downstairs of his house and brought his DBBL gun.
His son Harpartap, the acquitted companyaccused was also with him.
However, Jatinder succumbed to the injuries sustained.
The incident witnessing the death of Jatinder Singh and the injuries sustained by Lakhwinder has the genesis in a trifle.
We have heard Mr. Yatindra Singh, Senior Advocate, learned Amicus Curiae for the appellant and Mr. Saurabh Ajay Gupta, learned companynsel for the respondent.
On a statement rendered with regard thereto by Gurdial Singh PW1 , the First Information Report was registered against the appellant and his son Harpartap.
The appellant and his son Harpartap responded to the call whereafter informant enquired of Gurpal as to why he had abused his son.
The charges levelled against the appellant thus have been proved beyond doubt.
