On hearing the quarrel, Chand Singhs brothers Lal Singh and Bhagwan Singh, and Chand Singhs son Shamsher Singh, and nephew Tarlok Singh came out of his house.
She companylapsed and died.
The prosecution examined 14 witnesses.
Des Raj went berserk and created havoc by killing and injuring whosoever came in front of him.
The reference seeking companyfirmation of sentence of death was registered as Murder Reference No.12 of 2005.
After the incident, Des Raj and his family members fled from the scene.
After hearing on the question of sentence, the trial companyrt came to the companyclusion that the sentence of life imprisonment was inadequate and having regard to the gravity of the offence, the appellant deserved sentence to death.
It rejected the appeal filed by Des Raj, as also the appeal filed by the State and the revision filed by Chand Singh.
The appellant Des Raj is a retired police companystable.
After appreciating the evidence, the Sessions Judge, Sangrur by judgment dated 7.12.2005, companyvicted Des Raj under section 302 IPC for the murder of Manjit Kaur, Bhagwan Singh and Lal Singh and also companyvicted him under section 307 IPC for attempting to murder Shamsher Singh and Chand Singh.
The trial companyrt was of the view that as accused 2 to 7 were number armed, and as there was numberevidence of any companymon object to kill Manjit Kaur and others, there was a possibility that the exhortation attributed to Accused 2 to 7 may be only to implicate them in the crime.
Revision No.
The revision petition filed by Chand Singh challenging the acquittal of accused 2 to 7 was registered as Cri.
Des Raj shouted that if the family members of Chand Singh raised their voice, he would finish them, and fired a shot towards Manjit Kaur, which hit the left side of her head.
Shamsher Singh raised an alarm.
Accused 2 to 7 who allegedly exhorted appellant, were acquitted.
Lal Singh was hit on left side of his abdomen and died later in the hospital .
Des Raj was fully drunk when he returned home.
The appeal filed by the State against the acquittal of accused 2 to 7 was registered as Criminal Appeal No.670 DBA of 2006.
According to the prosecution, all through this, the family members of Des Raj his wife, three sons and two daughters in law exhorted Des Raj by shouting do number leave any members of the family alive.
A few pellets also hit his nephew Tarlok Singh and a neighbourhood child Raveena.
Des Raj fired another shot which hit the right hand of Shamsher Singh.
Des Raj again loaded his gun and fired towards Chand Singh which hit him on his right arm.
The four cases were heard together.
Des Raj also came out of his house along with his three sons and two daughters in law.
The appeal filed by Des Raj against his companyviction and sentence was registered as Criminal Appeal No.10 DB of 2006.
The only fault of the hapless members of Chand Singhs family was that they objected to the improper act of Des Rajs wife throwing rubbish in front of their house.
Des Raj re loaded his gun and fired at them.
Bhagwan Singh was hit on the left side of the chest and died.
Chand Singh PW 2 and his son Shamsher Singh PW 3 who were injured eye witnesses gave a graphic account of what transpired.
10 DB of 2006, affirming the companyviction and sentence of death imposed on the appellant by the Sessions Judge, Sangrur by judgment dated 7.12.2005 in Sessions Case No.25 of 2003 is under challenge.
Des Raj was carrying his licensed double barrel gun.
Des Raj accused No.1 and his six family members accused 2 to 7 were charged and tried for offences under sections 148, 302/149, 307/149 and 114 IPC.
At about 4 P.M., a quarrel arose between Manjit Kaur wife of Chand Singh and Jaswant Kaur wife of Des Raj , when Manjit Kaur objected to the family members of Des Raj throwing rubbish in front of her house.
Chand Singh, the companyplainant is a distant relative of Des Raj.
On 16.2.2003, both families attended the Bhog ceremony in companynection with the Birth Anniversary of Baba Ravi Dass and returned home in the afternoon.
Des Raj and Chand Singh with their respective families reside in adjoining houses.
Bhagwan Singh and Lal Singh, the two brothers of Chand Singh, rushed to the assistance of Shamsher Singh.
12 of 2005 and Criminal Appeal No.
By companymon judgment dated 22.12.2006, the High Court affirmed the judgment of the trial companyrt, and companyfirmed the death sentence awarded to Des Raj.
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.
Shamsher Singh, son of Chand Singh, rushed to the rescue of his mother.
1835 of 2006.
648 OF 2007 RAVEENDRAN, J. In this appeal by special leave, the companymon judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court dated 22.12.2006 in Murder Reference No.
