DALJIT SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB TH. SEC.,HOME AFFAIRS

The Supreme Court upheld the convictions under Section 324 and Section 323 read with Section 34 IPC for the appellants, affirming the High Court's decision while overturning the conviction under Section 307 IPC due to insufficient evidence. The Court emphasized the applicability of Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, and Section 360 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, noting that the latter should not be applied when the former is applicable. The Court held that special reasons must be provided to withhold the applicability of these beneficial provisions.