SITA RAM AND ANR. Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE present Appellants -accused, Sita Ram and Harcharan Singh @ Channi along with Dilraj Singh @ Happy, were tried by the Additional Sessions Judge, Kurukshetra, for the offences under Sections 302, 201 read with Section 34 IPC. Dilraj Singh @ Happy was acquitted whereas, they were convicted for those offences and were sentenced as under:

(2.) The instant appeal has been preferred by them against that conviction and sentence.

(3.) THE Additional Sessions Judge, Kurukshetra, from the perusal of the documents sent along with the police report and after hearing Public Prosecutor for the State and learned defence counsel for the accused, found sufficient grounds for presuming that the present Appellants/accused committed the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 201 IPC whereas Dilraj Singh @ Happy committed offence punishable under Section 302/34 IPC. They were charged accordingly, to which they pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.