On alarm being raised, the appellant and his companyaccused ran away with their respective weapons.
The accused in their statement recorded under Section 313 Cri PC pleaded the right of self defence.
P 2, he despatched the body for post mortem examination.
I also intervened to save my father and mother.
The Doctor opined that the death was due to shock and haemorrhage as a result of the aforesaid injury.
Thereafter, my father and Gurdev Singh abused each other.
The appellant along with his father Jang Singh and mother Surjit Kaur were tried for offences under Sections 302 and 302/34 I.P.C. by the Special Judge, Ferozepore.
Harcharan Singh gave a gandasa blow on my hand and 1 in self defence gave a takwa injury to Harcharan Singh.
Sukhmandar Singh is alleged to have given a gandasa blow on the head of Harcharan Singh who fell down.
After companypletion of investigation, the appellant and his companyaccused were tried, as already numbericed.
The statements of Jang Singh and Surjit Kaur, the companyaccused of the appellant, were also to the same effect.
The prosecution did number explain the injuries on the person of the appellant and the two companyaccused.
My father objected to it.
Sukhmandar Singh, appellant gave the following statement I have numberright foot and cannot walk without a support.
Gurcharan Singh, brother of Harcharan Singh is married at Dhok to the sister of Balraj Singh.
Dr. Sant Parkash Singh, Senior Medical Officer, who had companyducted the autopsy on the dead body and also examined Gurjit Kaur had examined Sukhmandar Singh appellant on May 4,1984 at 7.20 p.m., Jang Singh at 7.30 p.m. and Surjit Kaur at 7.40 p.m. on the same day.
Dr. Sant Parkash Singh, PW 1 also examined Gurjit Kaur at 8.30 p.m. on May 4, 1984 and found one incised wound on her wrist joint and an abrasion on the front of the right knee joint.
That Balraj Singh is married to the niece of Major Singh PW.
Gurdev Singh, PW 3 proceeded to the police station to lodge the report and his statement was recorded by Mohinder Partap, ASI, PW6 at about 6.30 p.m. The statement was sent to the police station and a formal FIR Ex.
The following injuries were found on Sukhmandar Singh Incised wound 4.5 cm x 1/2 cm on the right side of the head, bone deep, 5 cms above anterior hairline, 8.5 cms.
I was grazing cattle and had a takwa for my support and for cutting Datons.
from right ear.
On May 4, 1984, at about 5 p.m. Gurdev Singh PW 3, his wife Gurjit Kaur PW4 and Harcharan Singh deceased were proceeding to their field in a trolley driven by the tractor and when they reached at a distance of about 7 feet from the bridge, Surjit Kaur, Sukhmandar Singh armed with gandasa and Jang Singh armed with a lathi, after raising a lalkara that they would number allow the companyplainant party to cross over the bridge, attacked them.
1 am innocent.
P.C. Major Singh did number interrogate me during investigation.
1 then fell down.
x 1 cm on the top of the head, bone deep.
1 did number sign any statement.
Abrasion 2.5 cms x 1 cm on poster lateral aspect of the left leg 4 cms above ankle joint.
The prosecution case is that the field of Gurdev Singh, PW3, father of Harcharan Singh deceased adjoins the field of Jang Singh, father of the appellant and over the water channel, there is a small bridge which was being used by both the parties.
The injuries on Jang Singh were as follows Incised wound 3 cms.
PW1, Dr. Sant Parkash Singh had also found the following injuries on Surjit Kaur.
Incised wound running obliquely oh the back of the right fore arm 11 cms below right elbow joint, bone deep.
On exploration, fracture of the bone of the skull was detected.
The rough site plan of the place of occurrence was prepared by PW 7 Major Singh Inspector who has also companylected blood stained earth from the place of occurrence vide seizure memo Ex.
Gurjit Kaur tried to intervene and was given a dang blow by Jang Singh.
P. 8/B came to be registered on the basis thereof.
Major Singh got my signatures on blank papers.
The Investigating Officer Mohinder Partap PW 6 went to the house of Gurdev Singh where the dead body of Harcharan Singh was lying and after preparing the inquest report Ex.
Gurdev Singh and Harcharan Singh gave gandasa blow to my father.
My mother also received injuries from them when she tried to intervene.
Major Singh falsely challaned us under Section 107/151 Cr.
Dr. Sant Parkash Singh, Senior Medical Officer, Civil Hospital, Muktsar performed the autopsy on the dead body of Harcharan Singh and found an incised wound 4 cm x 1 cm on the middle of scalp, 11 cms from anterior hair line.
Red companytusion companyering the whole of the right eye with companygestion of companyjunctiva and flow of water from the eye.
While Jang Singh, father of the appellant, and Surjit Kaur, mother of the appellant were acquitted, the appellant was companyvicted for the offence under Section 302 I.P.C. and sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life.
Gurdev Singh, Harcharan Singh wanted to pass their tractor through our land.
The prosecution examined Dr. Sant Parkash Singh, PW 1, Jorawar Singh, PW 2, Gurdev Singh, PW 3, Bhajan Singh, PW5, Mohinder Pratap ASI, PW6, Major Singh Inspector, PW7 and filed the report of the chemical examiner.
