2024 INSC 887
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Reportable
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 297 OF 2024
RANDEEP SINGH @ RANA & ANR. … APPELLANTS
versus
STATE OF HARYANA & ORS. … RESPONDENTS
J U D G M E N T
ABHAY S. OKA, J.
FACTUAL ASPECTS
1. The present appellants accused were charged for
committing the offences punishable under Sections 364, 302,
201, 212 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short,
‘the IPC’). There were eight accused persons. The respondent
nos.2 to 6 and one Bhim Sain @ Kaka Ganth were the other
accused. All of them were convicted by the Sessions Court for
the offences punishable under Sections 364, 302 and 120-B of
the IPC and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment. They were
also convicted for the offence punishable under Section 201 of
the IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 3
years. All of them preferred appeals to the High Court. By the
impugned judgment, the High Court confirmed the appellants'
conviction. But other accused were acquitted.
2. The deceased-Gurpal Singh was the father of the
complainant-Jagpreet Singh (PW-8). The case of the
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prosecution is that on 8th July 2013, the deceased left his
house in his Ford Fiesta car. The deceased had gone to meet
his sister-Paramjeet Kaur (PW-26). ...