SATNAM CHAND vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRA-S-2158-SB-2003 1- 112 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRA-S-2158-SB-2003 Date of Decision:12.05.2026 Satnam Chand …Appellant Vs. State of Punjab …Respondent Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.S.Shekhawat Present: Mr. Neeraj Malhotra, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. M.S. Bajwa, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Aditya Sanghi, Advocate for the complainant. *** N.S.Shekhawat J. 1. The appellant has filed the present appeal against the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 15.10.2003, passed by the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court, Ferozepur, whereby the appellant was ordered to be convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 307 IPC and Section 27 of Arms Act and was sentenced accordingly. 2. The brief facts of the present case are that on 02.12.2001, Kilkh Raj son of Des Raj resident of village Jhotian Wali met ASI Baj Singh alongwith Sarpanch Tek Chand and recorded his statement to him. In his statement, he reported that on 02.12.2001 they went to the fields for preparing land for sowing crop. They had taken the turn of water from Bhajan Singh and Sarabjit Singh which was from 6 P.M. to 1.30 Р.М. He and his uncle Kharait Lal took