JUDGEMENT
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(1.) The instant criminal revision has been filed against the
impugned judgment dated 15.09.2004 passed by learned Additional
Sessions Judge, Fatehgarh Sahib, thereby dismissing the appeal of
the petitioner.
(2.) Brief facts of the case are that on 11.11.1995, ASI
Balwinder Singh and other police officials were present at Civil
Hospital, Khamanon. He recorded the statement of Modan Singhcomplainant. Complainant Modan Singh stated in his statement that
on the intervening night of 10/11.11.1995, he was lying on the cot
on his motor and the electric bulb of the motor was aglow. At about
7.30 PM. Devinder Singh-petitioner armed with Kulhari, Jit Singh
armed with Sota, Bhag Singh armed with Dang and Sewa Singh
armed with Kulhari came at the motor of the complainant. Jit Singh
gave lalkara that the complainant should not be allowed to escape
and he should be taught a lesson for demolishing the boundary line.
(3.) Devinder Singh gave Kulhari blow on the right leg of the complainant.
Sewa Singh gave Kulhari blow with its reverse side on the right arm
of the complainant. Jit Singh gave soti blow on the head of the
complainant. Bhag Singh gave two dang blows consecutively on the
left arm and on the wrist of the complainant and Jit Singh gave thrust
blow with soti in the chest on right side and on the left cheek of the
complainant. Bhag Singh gave dang blow on the shoulder of the
complainant. The complainant raised hue and cry. At that time, his
son Balbir Singh and his brother Gurnam Singh, who were bringing
his meal came. After hearing alarm, the accused ran away from the
spot with their respective weapons. Thereafter, Balbir Singh and
Gurnam Singh took the complainant Modan Singh in the injured
condition to the Civil Hospital, Khamanon. The complainant further
stated in his statement that the cause of the fight is that Jit Singh is
having his land adjoining to his land and there are common Watts of
both these lands. Jit Singh has got removed earth from his land and
as such the level of the land with his land is lower. Jit Singh
complained that he was intentionally cutting the Watts of his land and
as such, the water flowed into his land. The complainant had even
asked Jit Singh for demarcation of the land, but he had refused and
due to this fact the above mentioned accused had caused injuries to
the complainant. On the basis of the statement of the complainant,
an FIR has been registered. The investigation of this case was
conducted by ASI Balwinder Singh. He prepared the rough site plan
of the place of occurrence. After completion of investigation, challan
was presented against the above said accused persons by the police
in the Court. Finding a prima facie case against the respondents, they
were charge-sheeted to which they pleaded not guilty and claimed
trial.;
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