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PEOPLE vs Balwinder Singh, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff and appellee, vs. BALWINDER SINGH, GURMOK SINGH, DALVIR SINGH, DIAL SINGH, AMARJIT SINGH, MOHINDER SINGH, MALKIT SINGH DHILLON, JOHINDER SINGH and KULDIP SINGH, defendant, / BALWINDER SINGH, MALKIT, SINGH, MOHINDER SINGH and DALVIR SINGH, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. 129782 | 2001-06-29

D E C I S I O N

BUENA, J.:

Appellants Balwinder, Malkit, Mohinder and Dalvir, all surnamed Singh, were convicted of the crime of Murder in Criminal Case No. 8683 for killing Surinder Singh, and Frustrated Murder in Criminal Cases No. 8682 for stabbing Dilbag Singh. Each of them were sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua for murder, and the indeterminate penalty of 8 years and one (1) day of prision mayor as minimum, to twelve (12) years and one (1) day of reclusion temporal as maximum for frustrated murder.

It appears that these four (4) appellants, who are Indian nationals, were charged with murder and frustrated murder...