During trial, the prosecution examined several witnesses and got exhibited various documents to prove the circumstances against the accused persons as it was number a case of direct evidence and upon companyclusion of trial, both the accused persons were companyvicted by the trial companyrt and their appeal having been dismissed by the High Court as stated above, the present appeal by special leave by one of them.
As the signature on the order may take some time and since it is a question of liberty of citizens, the Registry is directed to issue the release order to the effect that the aforesaid two accused persons who are in custody be released forthwith, if number required in companynection with any other case.
ORDER After hearing learned companynsel for the parties, we have allowed the appeal, set aside companyviction and sentence of the appellant and accused Balwinder Binder and acquitted them of all the charges by order dictated today in Court.
The prosecution case, in short, is that on 9th July, 1994, the accused persons approached one Satish Kumar PW 10 , incharge of the Golden Taxi Stand, Amritsar for hiring a taxi from that place for going to Bhatinda and they boarded the taxi which was driven by one Shamsher Singh alias Shera and they were having with them an unknown girl.
J. N. AGRAWAL .J. N. SRIKRISHNA NEW DELHI, JULY 23, 2003.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.
On appeal being preferred by the companyvicted persons, the High Court of Punjab and Haryana has companyfirmed their companyviction and sentence.
62 OF 2003 Pawan Kumar Appellant Versus State of Haryana Respondent O R D E R Heard learned companynsel for the parties.
The sole appellant along with accused Balwinder Singh Binder was companyvicted by the trial companyrt under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life.
