Tinku and Others v. State of Haryana

CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -1-o InotheoHighoCourtoofoPunjaboandoHaryanaoatoChandigarho o o o o o

1.o o o o o o CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o Reservedoon:o26.04.2023o o o o o o o DateoofoDecision:o3.5.2023o o Tinkuoandootherso o o o o o o oooo......Appellantso o o Versuso o StateoofoHaryanao o o o o o o ooooooo......Respondento o

2.o o o o o o CRA-D-412-2021o(O&M)o o o o o o o Sachinoandootherso o o o o o o oooo......Appellantso o o Versuso o StateoofoHaryanao o o o o o o ooooooo......Respondento o CORAM:oHON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoSURESHWARoTHAKURo ooooooooooooooooooHON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoKULDEEPoTIWARIoo oo Present:o Mr.oAmanoPal,oAdvocateo o o forotheoappellantso(inoCRA-D-39-2020).o o o o Mr.oShokeenoSinghoVerma,oAdvocateo o o foroappellantoNo.o2o(inoCRA-D-412-2021).o o o o Mr.oRamanoSharma,oAddl.oA.G.,oHaryana.oo o o o oooooooo****o SURESHWARoTHAKUR,oJ.oo

1.o o Sinceo botho theo aboveo appealso ariseo fromo ao commono verdict,o madeobyotheolearnedotrialoJudgeoconcerned,ohenceobothotheoappealso(supra)o areoamenableoforoaocommonoverdictobeingomadeothereons.ooo

2.o o Theoinstantoappealsoareodirectedoagainstotheoimpugnedoverdict,o asomadeoono16.11.2019,ouponoSessionsoCaseoNo.o38oofo2017,obyotheolearnedo Additionalo Sessionso Judge,o Hisar.o Througho theo aboveo saido verdict,o theo learnedotrialoJudgeoconcerned,oconvictedoallotheoaccused,oforotheocommissiono ofooffencesopunishable,ounderoSectionso302,o326oreadowithoSectionso148,o149o ITHLESH KUMAR ofotheoIPC.oBesides,oaccusedoSachinosonoofoRamoChanderoandoGoldiowereo CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -2-o alsooconvictedoforotheocommissionoofoanooffenceopunishableounderoSectiono25o ofo theo Armso Act,o 1959.o Moreover,o througho ao separateo sentencingo order,o drawnoono18.11.2019,otheolearnedotrialoJudgeoconcerned,osentencedoallotheo convictsotooundergoorigorousoimprisonmentoforofile,oforocommissionoofoano offenceopunishableounderoSectiono302oreadowithoSectiono149oofotheoIPC,o besidesoalsooimposed,ouponothemosentenceoofofineocomprisedoinoaosumoofooooooo Rs.o25,000/-oeach,oand,oinodefaultoofopaymentoofofineoamount,oheosentencedo theoconvictsotooundergoosimpleoimprisonmentoforoaoperiodoofooneoyearoeach.o Further,ootheolearnedotrialoJudgeoconcerned,oalsoosentencedotheoconvictsotoo undergoorigorousoimprisonmentoforoaoperiodoofofiveoyears,oforoanooffenceo punishableounderoSectiono326oreadowithoSectiono149oofotheoIPC,obesidesoalsoo imposed,o upono theo convictso sentenceo ofo fineo comprisedo ino ao sumo ofo Rs.o 10,000/-oeach,oand,oinodefaultoofopaymentoofofineoamount,oheosentencedotheo convictsotooundergoosimpleoimprisonmentoforoaoperiodoofosixomonthsoeach.oo Moreover,otheolearnedotrialoJudgeoconcerned,oalsoosentencedotheoconvictsotoo undergoo rigorouso imprisonmento foro ao periodo ofo oneo year,o foro ano offenceo punishableounderoSectiono148oofotheoIPC.ooInoaddition,otheolearnedotrialoJudgeo concerned,oalsoosentencedoconvictsoSachinosonoofoRamoChanderoandoGoldiotoo undergoo rigorouso imprisonmento foro ao periodo ofo oneo year,o foro ano offenceo punishableounderoSectiono25oofotheoArmsoAct,o1959,obesidesoalsooimposed,o uponothemosentenceoofofineocomprisedoinoaosumoofoRs.o2,000/-oeach,oand,oino defaultoofopaymentoofofineoamount,oheosentencedotheoconvictsotooundergoo imprisonmentoforoaoperiodoofooneomonth.o

3.o o Theoaccused-convictsobecomeoaggrievedofromotheoaboveodrawno verdictoofoconviction,obesidesoalso,obecomeoaggrievedofromotheoconsequento therewitho sentence(s)o ofo imprisonment,o and,o ofo fineo aso becameo imposed,o I attest to the accuracy andupono them,o byo theo learnedo convictingo Courto concerned,o and,o henceo haveo CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -3-o choseno too instituteo thereagainsto theo instanto criminalo appeals,o beforeo thiso Court.o FactualoBackgroundo

4.o o Theogenesisoofotheoprosecutionocase,obecomesoembodiedoinotheo appealoFIR,otoowhichoEx.oP4oisoassigned.ooTheonarrationsocarriedoinoEx.oP4,o areothatoono22.01.2017,oSuboInspector/StationoHouseoOfficeroSatbiroSingho alongwithoExempteeoAssistantoSuboInspectoroDholuoRamoNo.o997,oConstableo SureshoKumaroNo.1647,oand,oAssistantoSuboInspectoroJitenderoNo.o1505owaso presentoinoschool,oKrishnaoColonyoforochecking,oinoofficialovehicleobearingo No.oHR99YB/1906obeingodrivenobyoConstableoSuryaoKantoNo.o338owhereoheo receivedo ao telephoneo callothatotwoo boysohaveobeenostabbedowitho knifeoato Tikonao Park,o Hansi,o and,otheyo haveobeeno takeno too Civilo Hospital,o Hansi.o Upono this,o Subo Inspector/Stationo Houseo Officero Satbiro Singho alongwitho accompanyingopoliceoofficialsoreachedoCiviloHospital,oHansiowhereoheocameo tooknowothatoSumito@SPohasobeenobroughtodeadotootheohospitalowhereas,o Sunilo@oSunnyohasobeenoadmittedoinotheohospital.oVirenderoSinghobrothero andoMahinderoSingh,ofatheroofoSumito@oSPoalongwithootheropersonsowereo presento ino theo hospital,o and,o Virendero sono ofo Mahindero Singho Sainio goto recordedohisostatementotooSuboInspector/StationoHouseoOfficeroSatbiroSingho allegingothereinothatoheohailsofromoSainiyanoMandi,oHansi,oand,oisoworkingoato aofootwearoshop.oTheyoareotwoobrothersoandoyoungerooneoisoSumito@oSP.o SumitowasoworkingoasoPropertyoDealer,oand,owasorunningohisoofficeoinoao streeto ato Tikonao Park,o Hansi.o Ato abouto oneo yearo ago,o Sunilo Shootero ando MohanoquarrelledowithohisobrotheroSumitoatotheirohouseobutotheomatterowaso patchedoupowithotheointerventionoofobrotherhood.oAtoaboutooneomonthoago,o Sachin,oRahuloandoGoldioalsooquarrelledowithohisobrotheroSumitobutotheyodido I attest to the accuracy andnotomakeoanyocompliantoofothisoincident.oOno22.01.2017oatoabouto1.00oPM,o CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -4-o hisobrotheroSummito@oSPoalongwithoSunilo@oSunnyosonoofoRameshoKumar,o residentoofoMandioSainiyan,oHansiowasogoingoonoaomotorocycleotoohisoofficeo inotheostreetoatoTikonaoPark,oHansi.oHeowentotooJammuoandoKashmiroSocietyo forosomeopersonalowork.oWhenohisobrotheroreachedoinofrontoofotheoofficeoofo Tinku,oinotheostreetoatoTikonaoPark,oHansi,oinotheomeantime,oSunilo@oShootero sonoofoPyareoLal,oSachinosonoofoRamoChander,oGoldiosonoofoRoshanoLal,o residentsoofoMandioSainiyan,oHansioandoRahulosonoofoBalwan,oresidentoofo LaxmanoChotraoHansioholdingoknifeoinotheirohandsocameooutofromotheoofficeo ofoTinkuowhereasoTinkuosonoofoPyareoLal,oresidentoofoPremoNagar,oHansi,o Sachino@oChinaosonoofoKrishanoSaini,oresidentoofoMandioSainiyan,oHansio andoMohanosonoofoRamoDitta,oresidentoofoBoghaoRamoColony,oHansioalsoo cameooutofromotheoofficeoofoTinkuoemptyohanded.oThereafteroTinku,oSachino @oChinaoandoMohanocaughtoholdoSumitoandoSunil,oand,othereafteroSachino andoRahulogaveoaoknifeoblowoatotheoheartoonotheoleftosideoandoanotheroknifeo blowoonotheorightosideoofostomachoofohisobrotheroSumito@oSP.oConsequently,o hisobrotherofellodown.oThereafteroSunilo@oShooter,oSachin,oRahuloandoGoldio gaveooneoknifeoblowoeachotooSunilo@oSunnyoandoSunilo@oSunnyoalsoofello down.oHeoandohisofatheroMahinderoSinghohaveoseenoSunilo@oShooter,oSachin,o Rahul,oGoldi,oTinku,oSachino@oChinaoandoMohanoatotheospotowhenoinjurieso withoknifeowereobeingoinflictedotooSumitoandoSunil.oOnoanoalarmobeingoraisedo byohimoandohisofather,oallotheoaccusedoalongwithotheirorespectiveoknivesofledo awayotowardsoBoghaoRamoColony,oHansiosayingothatotheyohaveoeliminatedo bothoofotheiroenemies.oHeoalongwithohisofatherowithotheohelpoofootheropersonso shiftedoSumito@oSPoandoSunilo@oSunnyotooCiviloHospital,oHansioinoaoprivateo vehicleowhereoSumito@oSPosuccumbedotoohisoinjuriesoandoSunilo@oSunnyohaso beenoreferredotooHisarokeepingoinoviewotheomultipleoinjuriesosustainedobyo I attest to the accuracy andhim.o Upono this,o ao ruqao waso sento too theo policeo stationo througho Constableo CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -5-o SureshoKumaroNo.o1647ofororegistrationoofotheocase.oUponoreceiptoofotheoruqao inotheopoliceostation,oaoformaloFIRoforocommissionoofooffenceopunishableo underoSectionso147,o148,o302,o307,o120BoIPCoandounderoSectiono25ooofotheo ArmsoActowasoregisteredoagainstotheoaccused.o Investigationoproceedingso

5.o o Duringo investigations,o proceedingso undero Sectiono 174o Cr.PCo wereocarriedoout,oand,opost-mortemoonotheodead-bodyoofodeceasedoSumitowaso goto conducted.o Aftero post-mortemo examination,o dead-bodyo ofo Sumito waso handedooverotoohisorelatives.oPlaceoofooccurrenceowasoinspectedoandoitsorougho siteoplanowasoprepared.oTheosceneoofocrimeoteamowasosummonedowhicholiftedo bloodofromotheospot.oStatementsoofowitnessesounderoSectiono161oCr.P.C.owereo recorded.oOno23.01.2017,oaccusedoSachin,oRahuloandoGoldiowereoarrested.o Theyoalsoogotoplaceoofooccurrenceodemarcated.oInopursuanceoofodisclosureo statement,oaccusedoSachinogotorecoveredooneoknifeoandooneopistoloalongwitho fouro liveo cartridges.o Rougho sketcheso ofo knifeo ando pistolo wereo prepared.o Thereaftero ino pursuanceo ofo disclosureo statement,o accusedo Rahulo goto recoveredooneopistoloalongwithofouroliveocartridges.oItsoroughosketchowaso prepared.oAccusedoGoldioalsoogotorecoveredooneoknife.oItsoroughosketchowaso alsoo prepared.o Thereaftero ono 06.02.2017,o accusedo Sunilo @o Shootero waso arrested.oHeoalsoogotoplaceoofooccurrenceodemarcatedoinopursuanceoofohiso disclosureostatement.oMedicalorecordoandoclothesoofoinjuredoSunilowereotakeno intoo policeo possessiono ando wereo sento too Forensico Scienceo Laboratory,o Madhubanoforoexamination.oOpinionoofoDoctorowasosoughtoandotheoinjuryo No.1ouponoinjuredoSunilowasodeclaredogrievousoandonotodangerousotoolife,o therefore,oSectiono307oIPCowasodeletedoandoSectiono326oIPCowasoadded.o Scaledositeoplanoofoplaceoofooccurrenceowasoprepared.oAccusedoSachino@o I attest to the accuracy andChinaosonoofoKrishanoKumar,oTinkuosonoofoPyareoLaloandoMohanosonoofo CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -6-o RamoDittaocouldonotobeoarrestedodespiteostrenuousoefforts.oAfteroconclusiono ofoinvestigations,otheoinvestigatingoofficeroconcerned,oproceededotooinstituteoao reportounderoSectiono173oofotheoCr.P.C.,obeforeotheolearnedocommittaloCourto concerned.oo CommittaloProceedingso

6.oo o oSinceotheooffenceounderoSectiono302oofotheoIPCowasoexclusivelyo triableobyotheoCourtoofoSession,othus,otheolearnedocommittaloCourtoconcerned,o throughoaocommittaloorderomadeoono1.5.2017,ohenceoproceededotoocommito theoaccusedotoofaceotrialobeforeotheoCourtoofoSession.o TrialoProceedingso

7.o o TheolearnedotrialoJudgeoconcerned,oafteroreceivingotheocaseoforo trial,oafteroitsobecomingocommittedotoohim,omadeoanoobjectiveoanalysisoofotheo incriminatoryo material,oadducedobeforeohim.oResultantly,oheoproceededotoo drawochargesoagainstotheoaccused,oono26.5.2017,oforotheooffencesopunishableo undero Sectionso 302,o 326o reado witho Sectiono 149o ofo theo IPC,o and,o undero Sectionso147,o148,o120-BoofotheoIPC,oand,obesidesounderoSectiono25oofotheo ArmsoAct.oTheoaforeodrawnochargesowereoputotootheoaccused,otoowhichotheyo pleadedonotoguilty,oand,oclaimedotrial.o

8.o o Thereafter,othroughoanoorder,omadeobyotheolearnedotrialoJudgeo concerned,oono20.9.2017,oonoanoapplicationomovedobyotheoprosecutionoundero Sectiono319oofotheoCr.P.C.,oco-accusedoSachino@oChina,oTinku,oand,oMohano wereoorderedotoobeosummonedotoofaceotrialoalongowithootherocooaccused.o

9.o o Thereafter,ovideoorderodatedo7.3.2018,otheolearnedotrialoJudgeo proceededo too drawo ao fresho chargeo sheeto againsto allo theo accusedo foro commissiono ofo offenceso punishableo undero Sectionso 302,o 326o reado witho Sectiono149,o147,o148,o120-BoIPC,oand,oSectiono25oofotheoArmsoAct.oTheo I attest to the accuracy andaforeodrawnochargesowereoputotootheoaccused,otoowhichotheyopleadedonoto CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -7-o guilty,oand,oclaimedotrial.o

10.o o Ino proofo ofo itso case,o theo prosecutiono examinedo 15o witnesses,o and,o thereaftero theo learnedo Publico Prosecutoro concerned,o closedo theo prosecutionoevidence.oAfterotheoclosureoofoprosecutionoevidence,otheolearnedo trialoJudgeoconcerned,odrewoproceedings,ounderoSectiono313oofotheoCr.P.C.,o butothereins,otheoaccusedopleadedoinnocence,oand,oclaimedofalseoimplication.o Theoaccusedoalsoochoseotooadduceodefenceoevidence,oand,oledooneowitnesso intootheowitnessobox.o

11.o o Asoaboveostated,otheolearnedotrialoJudgeoconcerned,oproceededotoo convictotheoaccusedoforotheochargeo(supra),oasobecameodrawnoagainstohim,o and,oalsooasoaboveostated,oproceededoto,oinotheohereinaboveomanner,oimposeo theosentence(s)oofoimprisonment,oasowelloasoofofine,ouponotheoconvicts.o Submissionsoofotheolearnedocounseloforotheoappellantso

12.o o Theo learnedo counselo foro theo appellantso haso madeo ao seriouso challengeotootheoimpugnedoverdictoofoconviction,oand,oconsequentotherewitho sentence(s)oofoimprisonment,oasobecameoimposedouponotheoconvicts.ooInotheo aboveoregard,oheomadeotheohereinafterosubmissions.o

(i)o o Nooincriminatoryoroleocanobeofastened,ouponoconvictoSunilo@o Shooter,oasoinopursuanceotoohisosignaturedodisclosureostatement,oheodidonoto causeotheorecoveryoofotheorelevantoweaponoofooffence,otootheoinvestigatingo officeroconcerned,oratheroonlyodemarcatedotheocrimeosite,othroughoaomemooaso occursoinoEx.oP1.ooTherefore,oitoisoargued,othatosinceoanyodisclosureostatement,o asomadeobyotheoaccusedotootheoinvestigatingoofficeroconcerned,othusoforotheo sameo becomingo noto hito byo theo provisionso ofo Sectiono 25o ofo theo Indiano EvidenceoAct,oratherotheoappositeorecoveries,oatotheoinstanceoofotheomakeroofo theo disclosureo statement,o areo too beo imperativelyo causedo byo himo too theo I attest to the accuracy andinvestigatingo officero concerned.o However,o sinceo ino pursuanceo too theo CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -8-o disclosureostatement,oasomadeobyotheoaccusedo(supra),otootheoinvestigatingo officeroconcerned,oheodidonotocauseotheorelevantorecoveries.oResultantly,otheo confessionoofoguilt,oasomadeobyoaccusedoSunilo@oShooteroinohisosignaturedo disclosureostatement,oisoinadmissibleoinoevidence,otheosameobeingohitobyotheo embargoocastoinoSectiono25oofotheoIndianoEvidenceoAct.o

(ii)o o Thatosinceoco-accusedoTinku,oSachino@oChinaos/ooKrishan,oand,o MohanoLal,oduringotheocourseoofoinvestigations,obeingocarriedointootheoFIRo Ex.oP-4,oneitherorecordedotheirodisclosureostatements,obeforeotheoinvestigatingo officero concerned,o noro causedo anyo recovery(ies)o ino pursuanceo thereto.oo Therefore,oitoisoargued,othatotheoinculpation,oasomadeoagainstotheoaccusedo (supra),odoesosufferofromotheostainoofotheosameobeingoaofalse,odoctoredooroano engineeredoimplication.o

(iii)o o Thatomotiveoforotheocrimeoeventotakingoplace,oatotheocrimeosite,o inasmuchoas,opriorotootheooccurrence,odeceasedoSumit,oquarrellingowithoSunilo @oShooteroandoMohan,obutosubsequently,oaosettlementooccurringoamongsto them,obesidesoaomonthopriorotootheooccurrence,oSachin,oRahuloandoGoldioalsoo quarrellingowithodeceasedoSumit,obutoyetonoocomplaintobeingomadeoinorespecto thereofotootheopolice.ooTherefore,otheopurportedomotive,oifoany,oinotheoaccusedo committingotheocrimeoevent,owhenodoesonotobecomeoproven,othusoforolackoofo proofoofomotive,otheochargeodrawnoagainstotheoaccusedobutostaggers.o

(iv)o o Thato thougho theo prosecutiono ledo intoo theo witnesso box,o twoo purportedoocularowitnessesotootheooccurrence,oinasmuchoas,oPW-1,oand,oPW-

3.ooHowever,otheoimperativeolegalorequirement,othatotheyowereoyetoenjoinedotoo testify,othusowithocompleteointeroseocorroboration,othusoquaotheocrimeoevent,o ratheroisonotofulfilled.oTheoreasonoforotheoaboveoargumentobecomesoplanked,o onotheoechoings,oexistingoinotheocross-examinationoofoPW-1,owhoseoperusalo I attest to the accuracy andreveals,othatoPW-3oVirender,ohadoarrivedoatotheoplaceoofooccurrence,owheno CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -9-o theoassailantsowereoinotheoprocessoofocausingoinjuriesotootheoeyeowitnesso(PW-1),oand,oalsootoodeceasedoSumit,obesidesoalsooreveal,othatoanoechoingooccurso thereins,othatoinotheopresenceoofoVirender,othusoonlyodeceasedoSumitowaso givenotheorelevantoinjuryobyotheoaccused.ooMoreover,oPW-3,osinceoinohiso cross-examination,ohasomadeoaospeakingothatotheoaccusedowereoseenobyohimo toobeofleeingofromotheocrimeosite,obutowhenoheoarrivedothere.oTherefore,oitoiso arguedo byo theo learnedo counselo foro theo appellants,o thato PW-3,o cannoto beo construedotoobeorenderingoaocredibleoeyeowitnessoaccountoinorespectoofotheo happeningoofotheocrimeoevent,onoroheocanobeostatedotoometeocorroborationotoo theodepositionoofotheoinjuredoeyeowitnesso(PW-1).oResultantly,oitoisoarguedo thatotheochargeodrawnoagainstotheoaccusedothusostaggers.o

(v)o o Thato sinceo theo injuredo eyeo witnesso PW-1,o dido noto name,o theo assailantsotootheodoctor,owhoomadeoanoexaminationoofohisoinjuries,oand,owhicho resultedoinohisodrawingoofoMLRo(Ex.oP-18).ooTherefore,oitoisoargued,othatohiso testification,oas,ocarriedoinohisoexamination-in-chief,othusonamingothereinsotheo accused,o rathero iso ano improvemento oro embellishmento viz-a-vizo theo MLRo drawnoinorespectoofotheoinjuriesoentailed,ouponohisoperson,opurportedlyoino sequelotootheoassaultomadeoatotheocrimeositeobyotheoaccused.ooResultantly,onoo probativeovigouroisotoobeoassignedotoohisotestification.o Reasonsofororejectingotheoaboveomadeosubmissionso

13.o o Importantly,oinoaocaseorested,ouponoeyeowitnessoaccount,owhicho iso thuso credible,o ono accounto ifo ito beingo freeo fromo anyo grosso oro rifeo improvement(s)ooroembellishment(s)ooverotheopreviouslyomadeostatementoino writing,o byo theo eyeo witnesso concerned,o beforeo theo investigatingo officero concerned.ooTherefore,oobviouslyoimmenseocreditworthinessoisotoobeoassignedo tootheodepositionoofoanoocularowitnessotootheooccurrence.oResultantlyoalsooino I attest to the accuracy andtheoaboveoevent,oforomereolackoofoproofoofomotiveobyotheoprosecution,orathero CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -10-o theochargeodrawnoagainstotheoaccusedothusowouldonotostagger.o

14.o o Theo submission,o aso madeo byo theo learnedo counselo foro theo appellants,o thato sinceo onlyo someo ofo theo accused,o ino pursuanceo too theiro respectivelyo recordedo disclosureo statements,o causedo recoverieso ofo theo relevanto weaponso ofo offence(s)o too theo investigatingo officero concerned,o whereaso theo othero accusedo (supra),o dido noto causeo sucho recoveries,o too theo investigatingoofficeroconcerned,othereupon,otheosaidoappositelyorecordedobaldo ando simplicitero disclosureo statements,o thuso areo baldo ando simplicitero confessionso ofoguilt,o resultantlyo theyo areo hitobyo Sectiono25oofo theoIndiano EvidenceoAct,obesidesoareoinadmissibleoinoevidence,oratheroisoliableotoobeo rejected.oTheosaidorejectionooccurs,oasothisoCourt,ofororeasonsotoobeoassignedo hereinafter,o thuso assignso credenceo too theo depositionso ofo theo injuredo eyeo witnesso(PW-1).ooMoreover,otheoargumentoraisedobeforeothisoCourt,obyotheo learnedocounselsoforotheoappellants,othatosinceotheoinjuredoeyeowitnesso(PW-1),oinotheoappositeoMLRo(Ex.oP-18),odidonotonameothereinotheoassailants,o therefore,ohisotestification,oas,omadeobeforeotheolearnedotrialoJudgeoconcerned,o buto namingo thereinso theo accusedo assailants,o iso thuso ano improvemento oro embellishmentooveroEx.oP-18,oratheroisoalsoonotoaovalidlyomadeoargument.oo Theoreasonobeingothat,oforotheoreasonsotoobeoassignedohereinafter,othisoCourto construesotheodepositionoofoPW-1otoobeobothocredible,oand,otrustworthy.o

15.o o Lastly,oanoargumentoisoalsooaddressedobyotheolearnedocounselso forotheoappellants,obeforeothisoCourt,othatogivenotheoadmissionooccurringoino theocross-examinationoofoPW-1,owithoclearovoicingsothereins,othatoPW-3ohado onlyonoticedotheoinjuriesobeingosufferedobyodeceasedoSumit,oand,owhenoPW-3o alsooinohisocross-examinationostated,othatoheohadoarrivedoatotheocrimeosite,o onlyo wheno theo accused,o wereo ino theo processo ofo fleeingo therefrom,o thuso I attest to the accuracy andmakingoPW-3otoobeorenderingoanoincredibleoocularoaccountoinorespectoofotheo CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -11-o occurrence,oand,oalsooisoratheroasorequiredobyolawothusonotocorroboratingotheo testificationoofoPW-1.oNonethelessotheoaboveosubmissionoisoalsooliableotoobeo rejectedobutoonotheopremiseothatothisoCourt,ofororeasonsoassignedohereinaftero ratheroconstruesotheodepositionoofoPW-1,otoobeoofoimmenseocreditworthiness.o Evaluationoofotheotestificationoofoinjuredoeyeowitnesso(PW-1)o

16.o o PW-1,oinohisodeposition,oembodiedoinohisoexamination-in-chief,o hasosupportedotheodepositionoofotheoprosecutionocase,oasobecomesoembodiedo inotheoFIRo(Ex.oP-4).oHowever,ohisodeposition,oinohisoexamination-in-chief,o thusomakingoinculpationoagainstotheoaccused,oisonotosufficientotooconclude,o thatohence,otheoprosecutionohasobeenoableotooproveotheochargeodrawnoagainsto theoaccused.ooNecessarily,oanoinodepthoanalysisoofohisodeposition,oasooccurringo ino hiso cross-examination,o iso alsoo requiredo too beo made,o soo aso too ascertaino therefromowhetheroheohasonotomadeogrossoororifeoimprovement,oupon,ohiso previouslyomadeostatementoinowritingotootheoinvestigatingoofficeroconcerned.oo Inotheoaboveoregard,othisoCourtohasothoroughlyoperusedohisodeposition,oaso occurso ino hiso cross-examination.o o Theo strikingo aspecto ofo hiso cross-examination,o iso that,o theo defenceo ensuringo thereinso hiso thuso makingo incriminatoryo speakings,o whicho buto patentlyo signifyo theo presenceo ofo theo accused,oatotheocrimeosite,oand,oalsoounfoldotheiroparticipationoinotheocrimeo event,o rathero ino theo manner,o aso haso beeno spokeno byo him,o thuso ino hiso examination-in-chief.o Therefore,o theo saido elicitations,o as,o madeo byo theo learnedodefenceocounsel,odooobviouslyostemoanoinference,othatotherebyotheo defenceohasoconcededotoobothotheopresenceoofotheoaccusedoatotheocrimeosite,o and,o alsoo too theirso makingo theo relevanto assaults,o botho ono theo injuredo eyeo witnesso(PW-1),obesidesoonotheodeceasedoSumit.o

17.o o Theoreasonsoforodrawingotheoaboveoinference,oisorestedoupon,otheo I attest to the accuracy andrelevanto speakingso occurringo ino theo cross-examinationo ofo PW-1,o whoo onooooooooooooo CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -12-o theoappositeoincriminatoryoaffirmativeosuggestions,obeingometedotoohim,obyo theolearnedodefenceocounsel,obutoansweredothemoaffirmatively.oTheopointedooooooooooooooooo affirmativeoincriminatoryosuggestions,owheretooaffirmativeoanswersobecameo metedobyoPW-1,oareorelatedotootheoaccused,omakingotheomotorcycleodrivenoato theorelevantotime,obyotheodeceased,oratherotoostopoatotheocrimeosite,obutoonlyo PW-1oalightingofromotheomotorcycle,oyetodeceasedoSumitoremainingoatopotheo motorcycle.o Moreover,o appertaino too theo defenceo alsoo meteingo ano incriminatoryosuggestionsotooPW-1,oaboutoaccusedoRahuloholdingoaopistolo andoknife,oand,othatotheootheroco-accusedoalsooholdingoknives,oallowheretos,o thusoaffirmativeoanswersohenceoemanatedofromoPW-1.ooSubsequently,osinceo theo defenceo haso yeto takeno too makeo suggestionso too PW-1,o whicho areo ino completeocorroborationotootheoincriminatoryoechoings,oasomadeobyohimoinohiso examination-in-chief,owhereinsotriteoinculpationsobecomeoassignedotooeachoofo theoaccused.ooTherefore,otheoeffectoofotheoaboveoadmissionsoofoguilt,oasomadeo byotheoaccused,oresultantlyoforestallsotheolearnedocounseloforotheoappellantsotoo argue,othatotheonononamingoofotheoassailants,obyoPW-1oinoEx.oPW-18,othuso makesohisodeposition,oas,omadeobeforeotheolearnedotrialoJudgeoconcerned,otoo beo uncreditworthy,o theo sameo purportedlyo beingo ano embellishmento ando improvementooveroEx.oP-18.ooMoreoveroalsootheoeffectoofotheorecovery(ies)oofo weapon(s)oofooffence,obeingomadeofromosomeoofotheoco-accused,oand,onoto fromotheootheroaccused,othusoassumesonoosignificance.ooInoaddition,oevenoifo PW-3o theo informant,o assuminglyo arrivedo ato theo crimeo site,o wheno theo assailantso wereo ino theo processo ofo fleeingo therefrom,o thuso alsoo becomeso underwhelmed,oinotheofaceoofotheoaboveoadmissionsoofoguilt,oas,omadeobyotheo accused,obutofromotheoaboveounrebuttedoincriminatoryoelicitations,oasomadeo fromohim,oduringotheocourseoofotheolearnedodefenceocounselosubjectingohimotoo I attest to the accuracy andcross-examination.o CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -13-o o MLRoofotheoinjuredoeyeowitnessoSunilo(PW-1)oo

18.o o Dr.o Chandero Shekhar,o whoo medicoo legallyo examined,o theo injuredoeyeowitnessoSunilo(PW-1),ohasosteppedointootheowitnessoboxoasoPW-

10.oDuringotheocourseoofohisoexamination-in-chief,oheohasodeposedothatoheo preparedotheoMLRoinorespectoofoinjuredoeyeowitnessoSunil,oand,otoowhichoEx.o P-18o becameo assigned.o o Furthermore,o ino hiso examination-in-chief,o heo haso voiced,othatoonohisomakingotheoexaminationoofotheoinjuriesoonotheopersonoofo Sunil,oheonoticedothereonsotheohereinafteroextractedoinjuries.o "1.o Incisedowoundo5oxo1ocmoatorightowristojointomedialoaspect.oooooooooooooooo o X-rayoandoorthooopinionowasoadvisedoforothisoinjury.o

2.o Incisedowoundo4oxo1ocmoatoleftoglutealoregionomedailoside.oooooooooo o X-rayoandoorthooopinionowasoadvisedoforothisoinjury."o

19.o o SinceoPW-10ohasoalsoospokenoinohisoexamination-in-chief,othato theoaboveoinjuriesowereoentailed,ouponotheorelevantoportionoofotheobodyoofo injuredoSunil,othroughousersothereonsoofoaosharpoedgedoweapon.oTherefore,o theosaidoechoingowhenoremainedounrebuttedothroughoanyoefficaciousocross-examination,o beingo made,o upono himo byo theo learnedo defenceo counsel.o Resultantlyoleadsotooanoinference,othatotheosaidoinjuriesowereocausedothrougho useroofosharpoedgedoweaponsoonotheopersonoofoinjuredoeyeowitnessoSunil,o besidesoalsootooanoinferenceothatotheorecoveryoofosaidoweaponsoofooffence,oaso madeo througho theo respectivelyo drawno recoveryo memos,o thuso beingo valido recovery.oMoreover,otheovalidlyomadeorecoveriesoasowelloasotheoprovenocauseo ofo defenceo assigningo mutualo corroborationo too eacho other.o o Moreover,o reiteratedlyotheosaidovalidlyomadeorecoveriesoacquireocorroboration,ofromotheo aboveomadeodepositionsoofoPW-10,owherein,oheohasospokenothatotheofataloanteo mortemo injurieso wereo entailedo ono theo bodyo ofo deceased,o througho userso I attest to the accuracy andthereonoofoaosharpoedgedoweapon.oInoaddition,othroughoPW-10,otheoprosecutionohaso CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -14-o beeno ableo too assigno botho corroboration,o and,o creditworthinesso too theo depositionoofotheoinjuredoeyeowitness,owhoosteppedointootheowitnessoboxoaso PW-1.o SignaturedodisclosureostatementsoofoconvictoSachin,oand,opursuantotheretoo recoveryomemoo

20.o o Duringotheocourseoofoinvestigations,obeingomadeointootheoappealo FIR,o convicto Sachino sono ofo Ramo Chandero madeo ao signaturedo disclosureo statement,o ono 24.1.2017,o too whicho Ex.o P7o iso assigned.o Theo signaturedo disclosureo statement,o aso madeo byo theo accusedo (supra)o iso ado verbatimo extractedohereinafter.o "xo xo xo xo Onodatedo22.1.2017,oIoalongwithoGoldiosonoofoRoshanoLaloR/oo Mandio Sainiano Hansi,o Rahulosonoofo Balwano SinghoSainio R/oo Laxmano Chotrao Hansi,o Sunilo Shooter,o Tinku,o Sachino aliaso ChinaoandoMohanoetc.oinflictedoknifeoblowsotooSumitoaliasoSPo sonoofoMahinderoSainioandoSunnyosonoofoRameshoKumaroRs/oo MandioSainian.oIoinflictedoknifeoblowsotooSunnyosonoofoRamesho andoGoldioinflictedoknifeoblowsotooSumitoaliasoSP.oRahuloalsoo inflictedooneoknifeoblowotooSunnyosonoofoRamesh.oWeoallothreeo cameotooknowoinotheomorningothatoSumitohadoexpired.oTheoknifeo withowhichoIoinflictedoinjuriesohasobeenoconcealedobyomeoinotheo roomoatoRoorkieoofoNaveenosonoofoSadhuoRamoR/ooHansi,owhoo worksoatoROoshopoatoRoorkieoandoIocanogetotheosameorecoveredo fromoRoorkieo(UP).oNoobodyoexceptomeoknowsoaboutotheoknife,o whereotheosameohasobeenoconcealedoatotheohouseoofoRakesh.oIo canogetotheosameorecoveredoafterodemarcation.o xo xo xo xo x"o o

21.o o Ono 25.1.2017,o convicto Sachino sono ofo Ramo Chandero madeo anotherosignaturedodisclosureostatement,otoowhichoEx.oP-30oisoassigned.oTheo signaturedodisclosureostatement,oasomadeobyoaccusedoSachin,oisoadoverbatimo authenticity of this order/judgment "xo xo xo xo CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -15-o Onodatedo22.1.2017oinotheodayotime,oIoalongwithoRahulosonoofo Balwan,oGoldiosonoofoRoshanoLaloalongwithoourofriendsoSunilo Shootero sono ofo Pyareo Lalo Sainio R/oo Mandio Sainian,o Hansi,o TinkuosonoofoPyareoLaloSainioR/ooMandioSainian,oHansioSachino aliasoChinaosonoofoKrishanoSainioR/ooMandioSainian,oHansi,o MohanosonoofoRamoDittaoPunjabioRooBogaoRamoColony,oHansio madeoaoplanningotookilloSumitoaliasoSPosonoofoMahinderoSingho ando Sunnyo sono ofo Ramesho casteo Sainio Rs/oo Mandio Sainian,o Hansi.oAtothatotime,oIoandoRahulowereohavingooneoknifeoeach,o Goldiowasoemptyohanded.oAfteromakingoplanningobyous.oI.oRahulo andoGoldioweothreeocameotooTikonaoPark,oHansioinosearchoofo SumitoandoSunny.oWhenoweoreachedoTikonaoPark,oHansi,oatothato timeo Sumito ando Sunnyo wereo goingo towardso Mandio ono motoro cycle.oThenoweoallothreeostoodoatotheocorneroofostreetoatoTikonao Parkoinotheirowait.oAfterosomeotime,oweosawocomingoSumitoando Sunnyo ono motoro cycle,o theno weo allo threeo cameo ino theo street.o WhenoSummitoandoSunnyoenteredoinotheostreet,oRahulostoodoino frontoofothemo byoaimingo knifeoando Iostoodobehindo themo witho knife.oIoandoRahulobotholaunchedoattackowithoknivesouponoSumito ando Sunnyo witho ano intentiono too killo them.o Wheno Sumito ando Sunnyotriedotooranoaway,othenoGoldioencircledothemofromofront.oIo andoRahulostartedoinflictingoknifeoblowsotooSumitoandoSunny.oIo gaveoknifeoblowoinotheochestoofoSumitoandoRahulogaveoknifeoblowo inotheorightosideostomachoofoSumit,oasoaoresultoofowhich,oSumito fello there.o Theno Goldio tooko knifeo ofo Rahul.o Goldio gaveo knifeo blowsoonotheobackoandohandoofoSunny.oThenoSumitoandoSunnyo raisedoalarm,othenopeopleostartedoseeingoinotheostreet.oThenoweo alongwitho ouro respectiveo weaponso fledo awayo towardso Bogao RamoColony,oHansi.oThereafter,oweosnatchedomotorocycleoofooneo personoatoBogaoRamoColonyoatotheopointoofoknifeoandoweoallo threeowentotowardsoNehruoCollegeoandoconcealedoourokniveso adjoiningotootheowalloandofledoawayotowardsoUchanaoviaoSisaio Luhari.oIocanogetomyoknifeorecoveredoafterodemarcation,owhereoIo concealedotheosame.oTheomotorocycleowhichoweohaveosnatchedo ITHLESH KUMAR atoBogaoRamoColonyohasobeenoleftobyousonearoUchanaoCourt.oIo CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -16-o canogetotheomotorocycleorecoveredoafterodemarcatingothatoplace.o Besidesothis,oaboutotwoomonthsoRahulohadobroughtotwoopistolso ando eighto liveo cartridgeso fromo Roorkie.o Outo ofo whicho Rahulo gaveomeooneopistoloandofouroliveocartridgesotoome.oThisopistolo andofouroliveocartridgesohaveoalsoobeenoconcealedobyomeowitho myoknifeonearotheowalloofoNehruoCollege.o xo xo xo xo x"o o

22.o o Pursuantotootheoaboveosignaturedodisclosureostatement,oconvicto SachinosonoofoRamoChanderogotorecoveredooneoknife,owhichowasotakenointoo policeopossessionothroughorecoveryomemooEx.oP-34.oHeoalsoogotorecoveredo .32o boreo countryo madeo pistol,o regardingo whicho ao separateo caseo haso beeno registeredoagainstotheoconvicto(supra).o SignaturedodisclosureostatementsoofoconvictoGoldi,oand,opursuantotheretoo recoveryomemoo

23.o o Duringotheocourseoofoinvestigations,obeingomadeointootheoappealo FIR,oconvictoGoldiomadeoaosignaturedodisclosureostatement,oono24.1.2017,otoo whichoEx.oP8oisoassigned.oTheosignaturedodisclosureostatement,oasomadeobyo theoaccusedo(supra),oisoadoverbatimoextractedohereinafter.o "xo xo xo xo Onodatedo22.1.2017,oIoalongwithoRahulosonoofoBalwanoSingho casteoSainioR/ooLaxmanoChotraoSisaioBridge,oSachinosonoofoRamo Chandero casteo Kumharo r/oo Mandio Sainiano Hansi,o Sunilo Shooter,o Tinku,o Sachino aliaso Chinao ando Mohano etc.o inflictedo knifeoblowsotooSumitoaliasoSPosonoofoMahinderoSainioandoSunnyo sono ofo Ramesho Kumaro Rs/oo Mandio Sainian.o Io inflictedo knifeo blowoonotheochestoofoSumitoandogaveosecondoblowoonohisoflank.oo Inotheomorning,oweocameotooknowothatoinotheomorningothatoSumito hadoexpired.ooTheoknifeowithowhichoIoinflictedoinjuriesohasobeeno concealedobyomeoatoRoorkieoadjoiningotheoroomoofoNaveenosono ofoSadhuoRamoR/ooHansi,owhooworksoatoROoshopoatoRoorkieoando IocanogetotheosameorecoveredobyoaccompanyingoyouoandoIocano getotheoplaceoofooccurrenceodemarcated.o xo xo xo xo x"o o

24.o o Ono 25.1.2017,o convicto Goldio madeo anothero signaturedoITHLESH KUMAR CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -17-o disclosureo statement,o too whicho Ex.o P-32o iso assigned.o Theo signaturedo disclosureostatement,oasomadeobyotheoaccusedoGoldi,oisoadoverbatimoextractedo hereinafter.o "xo xo xo xo Onodatedo22.1.2017oinotheodayotime,oIoalongwithoRahulosonoofo Balwan,o Sachino sono ofo Ramo Chandero alongwitho ouro friendso SuniloShooterosonoofoPyareoLaloSainioR/ooMandioSainian,oHansi,o TinkuosonoofoPyareoLaloSainioR/ooMandioSainian,oHansi,oSachino aliasoChinaosonoofoKrishanoSainioR/ooMandioSainian,oHansi,o MohanosonoofoRamoDittaoPunjabioRooBogaoRamoColony,oHansio madeoaoplanningotookilloSumitoaliasoSPosonoofoMahinderoSingho ando Sunnyo sono ofo Ramesho casteo Sainio Rs/oo Mandio Sainian,o Hansi.oAtothatotime,oRahuloandoSachinowereohavingooneoknifeo each,o Io waso emptyo handed.o Aftero makingo planningo byo us.o I,o Sachino ando Rahulo weo threeo cameo too Tikonao Park,o Hansio ino searcho ofo Sumito ando Sunny.o Wheno weo reachedo Tikonao Park,o Hansi,oatothatotimeoSumitoandoSunnyowereogoingotowardsoMandio onomotorocycle.oThenoweoallothreeostoodoatotheocorneroofostreeto atoTikonaoParkoinotheirowait.oAfterosomeotime,oweosawocomingo SumitoandoSunnyoonomotorocycle,othenoweoallothreeocameoinotheo street.oWhenoSumitoandoSunnyoenteredoinotheostreet,oRahulostoodo inofrontoofothemobyoaimingoknifeoandoSachinostoodobehindothemo withoknife.oRachuloandoSachinobotholaunchedoattackowithokniveso upono Sumito ando Sunnyo witho ano intentiono too killo them.o Wheno SumitoandoSunnyotriedotooranoaway,othenoIoencircledothemofromo front.oRahuloandoSachinostartedoinflictingoknifeoblowsotooSumito andoSunny.oSachinogaveoknifeoblowoinotheochestoofoSumitoando RahulogaveoknifeoblowoinotheorightosideostomachoofoSumit,oasoao resultoofowhich,oSumitofellothere.oThenoIotookoknifeoofoRahul.o GoldiogaveoknifeoblowsoonotheobackoandohandoofoSunny.oTheno SumitoandoSunnyoraisedoalarm,othenopeopleostartedoseeingoinotheo street.oThenoweoalongwithoourorespectiveoweaponsofledoawayo towardso Bogao Ramo Colony,o Hansi.o Thereafter,o weo snatchedo motorocycleoofooneopersonoatoBogaoRamoColonyoatotheopointoofo authenticity of this order/judgment knifeo ando weo allo threeo wento towardso Nehruo Collegeo ando CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -18-o concealedo ouro kniveso adjoiningo too theo wallo ando fledo awayo towardsoUchanaoviaoSisaioLuhari.oIocanogetomyoknifeorecoveredo aftero demarcation,o whereo Io concealedo theo same.o Theo motoro cycleowhichoweohaveosnatchedoatoBogaoRamoColonyohasobeeno lefto byo uso nearo Uchanao Court.o Io cano geto theo motoro cycleo recoveredoafterodemarcatingothatoplace.oo xo xo xo xo x"o

25.o o Pursuanto too theo aboveo signaturedo disclosureo statement(s),o convicto Goldio goto recoveredo oneo knife,o whicho waso takeno intoo policeo possessionothroughorecoveryomemooEx.oP-36.oHeoalsoogotorecoveredo.32oboreo countryomadeopistol,oregardingowhichoaoseparateocaseohasobeenoregisteredo againstotheoconvicto(supra).o SignaturedodisclosureostatementsoofoconvictoRahul,oand,opursuantotheretoo recoveryomemoo

26.o o Duringotheocourseoofoinvestigations,obeingomadeointootheoappealo FIR,oconvictoRahulomadeoaosignaturedodisclosureostatement,oono24.1.2017,otoo whichoEx.oP9oisoassigned.oTheosignaturedodisclosureostatement,oasomadeobyo theoaccusedo(supra),oisoadoverbatimoextractedohereinafter.o "xo xo xo xo Onodatedo22.1.2017,oIoalongwithoGoldiosonoofoRoshanoChamaro R/ooRavidassoChowk,oHansi,oSachinosonoofoRamoChanderocasteo Kumharor/ooMandioSainianoHansi,oSuniloShooter,oTinku,oSachino aliasoChinaoandoMohanoetc.oinflictedoknifeoblowsotooSumitoaliaso SPosonoofoMahinderoSainioandoSunnyosonoofoRameshoKumaro Rs/oo Mandio Sainian.o Io inflictedo knifeo blowo too Sunnyo sono ofo RameshoafterotakingotheoknifeofromoSachin.oInotheomorning,oweo allo threeo cameo too knowo thato ino theo morningo thato Sumito hado expired.o Theo knifeo witho whicho Io inflictedo injurieso haso beeno concealedobyomeoatoRoorkieoatotheoroomoofoNaveenosonoofoSadhuo RamoR/ooHansi,owhooworksoatoROoshopoatoRoorkieoandoIocanogeto theosameo recoveredobyoaccompanyingoyouoando Io canogetotheo placeoofooccurrenceodemarcated.o xo xo xo xo x"o o

27.o o Ono 25.1.2017,o convicto Rahulo madeo anothero signaturedo disclosureo statement,o too whicho Ex.o P-31o iso assigned.o Theo signaturedoITHLESH KUMAR CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -19-o disclosureostatement,oasomadeobyotheoaccusedoRahul,oisoadoverbatimoextractedo hereinafter.o "xo xo xo xo Onodatedo22.1.2017oinotheodayotime,oIoalongwithoSachinosonoofo RamoChander,oGoldiosonoofoRoshanoLaloalongwithoourofriendso SuniloShooterosonoofoPyareoLaloSainioR/ooMandioSainian,oHansi,o TinkuosonoofoPyareoLaloSainioR/ooMandioSainian,oHansi,oSachino aliasoChinaosonoofoKrishanoSainioR/ooMandioSainian,oHansi,o MohanosonoofoRamoDittaoPunjabioR/ooBogaoRamoColony,oHansio madeoaoplanningotookilloSumitoaliasoSPosonoofoMahinderoSingho ando Sunnyo sono ofo Ramesho casteo Sainio Rs/oo Mandio Sainian,o Hansi.oAtothatotime,oIoandoSachinowereohavingooneoknifeoeach,o Goldio waso emptyo handed.o Aftero makingo planningo byo us.o I,o Sachino ando Goldio weo threeo cameo too Tikonao Park,o Hansio ino searcho ofo Sumito ando Sunny.o Wheno weo reachedo Tikonao Park,o Hansi,oatothatotimeoSumitoandoSunnyowereogoingotowardsoMandio onomotorocycle.oThenoweoallothreeostoodoatotheocorneroofostreeto atoTikonaoParkoinotheirowait.oAfterosomeotime,oweosawocomingo SumitoandoSunnyoonomotorocycle,othenoweoallothreeocameoinotheo street.oWhenoSumitoandoSunnyoenteredoinotheostreet,oIostoodoino frontoofothemobyoaimingoknifeoandoSachinostoodobehindothemo withoknife.oIoandoSachinobotholaunchedoattackowithoknivesoupono SumitoandoSunnyowithoanointentionotookillothem.oWhenoSumitoando Sunnyotriedotooranoaway,othenoGoldioencircledothemofromofront.oIo andoSachinostartedoinflictingoknifeoblowsotooSumitoandoSunny.o SachinogaveoknifeoblowoinotheochestoofoSumitoandoIogaveoknifeo blowoinotheorightosideostomachoofoSumit,oasoaoresultoofowhich,o Sumitofellothere.oThenoGoldiotookoknifeoofoRahul.oGoldiogaveo knifeoblowsoonotheobackoandohandoofoSunny.oThenoSumitoando Sunnyoraisedoalarm,othenopeopleostartedoseeingoinotheostreet.o Thenoweoalongwithoourorespectiveoweaponsofledoawayotowardso BogaoRamoColony,oHansi.oThereafter,oweosnatchedomotorocycleo ofooneopersonoatoBogaoRamoColonyoatotheopointoofoknifeoandoweo allothreeowentotowardsoNehruoCollegeoandoconcealedoourokniveso 2023.05.06 12:46 adjoiningotootheowalloandofledoawayotowardsoUchanaoviaoSisaio CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -20-o Luhari.oIocanogetomyoknifeorecoveredoafterodemarcation,owhereoIo concealedotheosame.oTheomotorocycleowhichoweohaveosnatchedo atoBogaoRamoColonyohasobeenoleftobyousonearoUchanaoCourt.oIo canogetotheomotorocycleorecoveredoafterodemarcatingothatoplace.ooo Besidesothis,oaboutotwoomonthsoIohadobroughtotwoopistolsoando eightoliveocartridgesofromoRoorkie.ooOutoofowhichoIogaveooneo pistoloandofouroliveocartridgesotooSachin.ooOneopistolowasowitho meoandosameohasobeenoconcealedobyomeonearotheowalloofoNehruo College.oo xo xo xo xo x"o

28.o o Pursuanto too theo aboveo signaturedo disclosureo statement(s),o convictoRahulogotorecoveredooneocountryomadeopistoloalongowithofouroliveo cartridges,oand,oquaowhichoaoseparateocaseohadobeenoregisteredoagainstohim.o SignaturedodisclosureostatementsoofoconvictoSunilo@oShootero

29.o o Duringotheocourseoofoinvestigations,obeingomadeointootheoappealo FIR,oconvictoSunilo@oShooteromadeoaosignaturedodisclosureostatement,otoo whichoEx.oP-12oisoassigned.oTheosignaturedodisclosureostatement,oasomadeobyo theoaccusedo(supra),oisoadoverbatimoextractedohereinafter.o "xo xo xo xo Onodatedo22.1.2017,o1oalongwithomyofriendsoSachinosonoofoRamo Chandero Kumharo R/oo Mandio Sainian,o Hansi,o Rahulo sono ofo BalwanoSainioRooLaxmanoChotra,oHansi,oGoldiosonoofoRoshano LaloChamaroR/ooMandioSainian,oHansi,oTinkuosonoofoPyareoLalo Sainio R/oo Premo Nagar,o Hansi,o Sachino aliaso Chinao sono ofo KrishanoSainioR/ooMandioSainian,oHansi,oMohanosonoofoRamo DittaoPunjabioR/ooBoghaoRamoColony,oHansiomadeoaoplanningo tookilloSumitoaliasoSPosonoofoMahinderoSinghoandoSunnyosonoofo RameshocasteoSainioRs/ooMandioSainian,oHansioafterosittingoino theoofficeoofoTinkuosituatedoatoTikonaoParkoAtothatotime,oSachino ando Rahulo wereo havingo oneo knifeo each,o Goldio waso emptyo handedoWeoallopreparedoSachin,oRahuloandoGoldiotoocommitotheo murderoofoSumitoandoSunny.oAfteromakingoouroplanning,oweoallo wento away.o Weo wento awayo fromo thereo aftero leavingo Sachin,o Rahulo ando Goldio ato theo officeo ofo Tinkuo foro committingo theo murderoofoSumitoandoSunny.oAfterosomeotime,oweocameotooknowo thatoSachin,oRahuloandoGoldioinflictedoknifeoinjuriesotooSumito ando Sunnyo Sumito hado diedo aftero receivingo knifeo injurieso ando I attest to the accuracy and SunnyohasobeenotakenotooHisarofromoHansioforotreatment.oAllo CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -21-o theseoinjuriesohaveobeenoinflictedoasoperoouroplanning.oIocanogeto theo placeo demarcated,o whereo weo hatchedo conspiracyo aftero sittingo thereo foro doingo murder.o Io knowo theo houseso ofo allo theo persons.o Besideso them,o Io knowo theo whereaboutso ofo Tinku,o Mohano ando Sachino aliaso Chinao whicho theyo haveo madeo ato Rajgarho(Rajasthan)oIoknowothem.oIocanogetothemoarrestedobyo accompanyingoyou.o xo xo xo xo x"o

30.o o Onotheosameoday,oi.e.o7.2.2017,oconvictoSunilo@oShooteromadeo anotherosignaturedodisclosureostatement,otoowhichoEx.oP-13oisoassigned.oTheo signaturedo disclosureo statement,o aso madeo byo theo accusedo (supra),o iso ado verbatimoextractedohereinafter.o "xo xo xo xo o Onodatedo22.1.2017,oIoalongwithomyofriendsoSachinosonoofoRamo Chandero Kumharo R/oo Mandio Sainian,o Hansi,o Goldio sono ofo RoshanoLaloChamaroR/ooMandioSainian,oHansi,oSachinoaliaso ChinaosonoofoKrishanoSainioR/ooMandioSainian,oHansi,oTinkuo sonoofoPyareoLaloSainioR/ooPremoNagar,oHansi,ooRahulosonoofo BalwanoSainioR/oooLaxmanoChotra,oHansioandoMohanosonoofo Ramo Dittao Punjabio R/oo Boghao Ramo Colony,o Hansio madeo ao planningo too killo Sumito aliaso SPo sono ofo Mahindero Singho ando SunnyosonoofoRameshocasteoSainioRs/ooMandioSainian,oHansio afterosittingoinotheoofficeoofoTinkuosituatedoatoTikonaoParkoAto thatotime,oSachinoandoRahulowereohavingooneoknifeoeach,oGoldio wasoemptyohandedoWeoallopreparedoSachin,oRahuloandoGoldiotoo commito theo murdero ofo Sumito ando Sunny.o Aftero makingo ouro planning,oweoallowentoaway.oWeowentoawayofromothereoaftero leavingo Sachin,o Rahulo ando Goldio ato theo officeo ofo Tinkuo foro committingotheomurderoofoSumitoandoSunny.oAfterosomeotime,oweo cameo too knowo thato Sachin,o Rahulo ando Goldio inflictedo knifeo injurieso too Sumito ando Sunny.o Sumito hado diedo aftero receivingo knifeoinjuriesoandoSunnyohasobeenotakenoawayofromoHansioforo treatment.o Allo theseo injurieso haveo beeno inflictedo aso pero ouro planning.oIocanogetotheoplaceodemarcated,owhereoweohatchedo conspiracyoafterosittingothereoforodoingomurder.ooIotoldoaolieo regardingotheolocationoofoTinku,oSachinoaliasoChinaoandoMohano atoRajgarho(Rajasthan).ooIohaveonooknowledgeoregardingotheiro whereaboutsoandolocations.ooNowoIohaveodisclosedotrueofactsotoo you.o xo xo xo xo x"o o 2023.05.06 12:46 31.o o Pursuanto too theo aboveo signaturedo disclosureo statement(s),o CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -22-o convicto Sunilo @o Shootero goto demarcatedo theo placeo ofo occurrence,o video demarcationomemo,otoowhichoEx.oP-14,oisoassigned.o

32.o o Theo disclosureo statement(s)o (supra),o carryo thereinso theo signatureso ino Englisho ofo theo convictso concerned.o Ino theiro signaturedo disclosureostatementso(supra),otheoconvictsoconcerned,oconfessedotheiroguilto inocommittingotheomurderoofodeceasedoSumit,obyoinflictingoinjuriesoonohiso person,ohenceowithotheoweaponsoofooffenceoconcerned.oMoreover,otheyoalsoo makeothereinsospeakings,oaboutotheirsoaloneobeingoawareoaboutotheolocationo ofo theirso respectivelyo hidingo ando keepingo theo incriminatoryo weaponso ofo offence,oand,oalsoounravelooroevinceotheiroreadiness,oand,owillingnessotoocauseo theo recovery(ies)o ofo theo incriminatoryo item(s)o too theo investigatingo officero concerned,o fromo theo respectiveo place(s)o ofo their(s)o hiding,o and,o keepingo theo same.ooo

33.o o Theoaboveodisclosureostatements,odooacquireoutmostoevidentiaryo solemnity,oasothereonsoexistotheosignaturesoinoEnglishoofotheoconvicts,owhich,o however,otheyohaveoneitheroablyodeniedonorohaveoefficaciouslyoprovenotheo saidodenial.oMoreover,othusotheoaboveoconfessionoofoguiltoisoneitheroaobaldooro aosimpliciteroconfession,onoroisohitobyotheobar,oencapsulatedoinoSectiono25oofo theoIndianoEvidenceoAct.oTheoreasonoforodrawingotheoaboveoinference,oensueso fromotheofactum,othatoinopursuanceothereof,othroughoprovenorecoveryomemos,o theoconvictsoconcerned,othusocausedotheorecovery(ies)oofotheoincriminatoryo weapons,otootheoinvestigatingoofficeroconcerned.o

34.o o Sinceotheorecovery(ies)oofotheoincriminatoryoweapons,oasomadeo througho recoveryo memoso (supra),o haveo noto beeno proveno too beo falseo oro contrivedorecovery(ies),oinasmuchoas,ohasonotobeenocogentlyoestablished,othato priorotootheomaking(s)oofotheoaboveorecovery(ies),oratherotheoinvestigatingo I attest to the accuracy andofficero concerned,o hado takeno too planto theo sameo ato theo appositeo siteso ofo CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -23-o recovery(ies),o noro wheno anyo cogento evidence,o becomeso adducedo rathero vividlyoexemplifying,othatotheoplace(s)oofotheoappositeorecovery(ies),orathero wereo openo place(s),o henceo leavingo scopeo foro anyo person,o othero thano theo convict(s)otooplaceothemothere.ooThus,otheoaboveorecovery(ies)oareobutotoobeo concludedo too beo validlyo madeo recovery(ies),o besideso alsoo ito haso too beo concluded,othatotheorecoveredoincriminatoryoweaponsoofooffenceothusowereo theo veryo sameo assaulto weapons,o whicho becameo usedo byo theo accusedo ino committingotheomurderoofotheodeceasedoconcerned.oo Post-mortemoreportoo o

35.o o TheoautopsyoonotheobodyoofodeceasedoSumitowasoconductedobyo PW-9oDr.oVijayoSarup,owhoohasoprovenotheopost-mortemoreport,otoowhichoEx.o P-15,oisoassigned.oHeohasotenderedointooevidenceohisoaffidavit,otoowhichoEx.o P-16,o iso assigned.o Theo anteo mortemo injruries,o whicho heo observedo too beo occurringoonotheobodyoofodeceasedoSumitoKumar,oareoadoverbatimoextractedo hereinafter.oo

1.k Thereoisostabowoundoofosizeo3.75ocmohorizontallyoplacedo 18o cmo belowo suprao sternalo notcho nearo midlineo witho regularomarginsoonobothosides,othereoisoaotractodirectedo downwardso ando lefto laterally.o o Ono dissectiono thereo iso fractureo ofo fractureo ofo underlyingo twoo ribso seen,o abdominalocavityofulloofoblood,operitoneumoruptureoando ruptureoofoleftolobeoofoliveroseen.ooThereoisocorrespondingo cutomarksoseenoonojacketoandot-shirt.o

2.k I/woofosizeo3x1.5ocmoonorightosideoofoabdomenopresento18o cmo aboveo anterioro superioro iliaco spineo ino midaxillaryo line.ooOnodissectionoinjuryoisouptoodeepofascia,ounderlyingo musclesocut.o

36.o o PW-9,oinohisoexamination-in-chief,ohasostatedothatotheocauseoofo demiseoofotheodeceasedoconcerned,owasodueotooshockoandohemorrhage,oasoao I attest to the accuracy andresultoofoabdominaloinjury,owhichoisosufficientotoocauseodeathoinotheoordinaryo CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -24-o courseo ofo nature.o Moreover,o heo haso alsoo statedo thato theo saido injuryo iso causeableothroughouserothereonsoofoaoknife.oSinceotheoaboveomadeodepositiono byoPW-9,ocorroboratesotheodeposition(s)oofotheoinjuredoeyeowitnesso(PW-1),o besideso alsoo corroborateso theo recoveries,o aso madeo ato theo instanceo ofo theo accusedoconcerned,otootheoinvestigatingoofficeroconcerned,obutoinopursuanceo tootheirorespectivelyorecordedosignaturedostatements,oasomadeobyotheoaccusedo concerned,o beforeo theo investigatingo officero concerned.o o Therefore,o ao firmo conclusionocanobeomade,othatotheoprosecutionohasobeenoableotooinvinciblyo prove,othatotheocauseoofodemiseo(supra),oasostatedobyoPW-9,owasobutoaosequelo ofotheoassault,oasodeposedobyotheocredibleoeyeowitnessoaccount,orenderedobyo PW-1,o thuso madeo ono theo persono ofo deceasedo Sumito byo theo accusedo concerned.ooEvenoinorespectoofotheootheroco-accused,owhoowereonotowieldingo weapon(s)oofooffence,oatotheocrimeosite,oand,oalsooevenoifotheyodidonotostrikeo theosaidoweaponsoofooffence,oonotheopersonoofodeceasedoSumit,obutowhenotheyo wereo evidentlyo ato theo crimeo site,o and,o witho theo relevanto commono object.oo Therefore,oinculpationowasoalsooliableotoobeodrawnoagainstothem,oasoaptlyo doneo byo theo learnedo trialo Judgeo concerned,o especiallyo wheno foro reasonso (supra),o theo defenceo haso concededo botho too theo presence,o aso alsoo too theo incriminatoryoparticipationoofoallotheoaccusedoatotheocrimeosite.oo Finaloordero

37.o o Theoresultoofotheoaboveodiscussion,oisothat,othisoCourtodoesonoto findo anyo merito ino botho theo appeals,o and,o iso constrainedo too dismisso themo Consequently,o botho theo appealso areo dismissed.o Theo impugnedo verdicto ofo conviction,o aso becomeso recordedo upono theo convicts-appellants,o byo theo learnedo convictingo Court,o iso maintained,o and,o affirmed.o Moreover,o theo consequentotherewithoorderoofosentence(s)oisoalsooaffirmed.oIfotheoconvictso I attest to the accuracy andareo ono bail,o thereupon,o theo sentence(s)o aso imposedo upono theo convicts-CRA-D-39-2020o(O&M)o o o o o o o o -25-o appellants,obeoensuredotoobeoforthwithoexecutedobyotheolearnedotrialoJudgeo concerned,othroughohisodrawingocommittalowarrants.oTheocaseopropertyobeo dealtowith,oinoaccordanceowitholaw,obutoafterotheoexpiryoofotheoperiodoofo limitationoforotheofilingoofoanoappeal.o

38.o o Recordsobeosentodownoforthwith.o

39.o o Theomiscellaneousoapplication(s),oifoany,ois/areoalsoodisposedoof.o o o o o o o o(SURESHWARoTHAKUR)o o o oooooo o o o oooooo ooJUDGEo o o o o o o o o o oooo(KULDEEPoTIWARI)o o o o o o o oooJUDGEo rdMayo3 ,o2023o o o o o o ooooo o Gurpreet/Ithlesho o Whetherospeaking/reasonedo :o Yes/Noo o Whetheroreportableo o :o Yes/Noo