Sikander Singh & Anr. v. State of Haryana
Case brief
What is this about?
CRA-S-1479-SB of 2008 (O&M); High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh; decided 25.04.2025 by Deepak Gupta, J. (Oral); Sikander Singh and Sukhwant Singh v. State of Haryana; conviction under Sections 307/34 and 323/34 IPC by Additional Sessions Judge, Sirsa arising from FIR No.75 dated 05.04.2007 under Sections 307, 323, 506/34 IPC, PS Sadar Dabwali; co-accused Baggi and Nooni acquitted; appeal against conviction withdrawn and dismissed; sentence modified to period already undergone (custody more than 02 years 02 months); fine `5,000/- (S.307/34) and `1,000/- (S.323/34) retained, deposit within four weeks before Chief Judicial Magistrate else full sentence; compensation `50,000/- each to injured Sapinder Singh and Paramjit Singh via demand drafts Nos.067901 and 067902 dated 09.04.2025; complainant represented by Lal Singh Sandhu; disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Appeal against conviction dismissed as withdrawn; sentence modified to the period already undergone (custody exceeding 02 years and 02 months); fine retained as imposed by the trial court (`5,000/- under S.307/34 IPC and `1,000/- under S.323/34 IPC), to be deposited within four weeks if unpaid, failing which the complete trial-court sentence revives; compensation of `50,000/- each paid to the two injured (Sapinder Singh and Paramjit Singh) via demand drafts Nos.067901 and 067902 dated 09.04.2025.