As per the case facts, these appeals arose from a common judgment by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana concerning a murder reference for death sentence confirmation and appeals ... filed by Balwinder Singh and Satnam Singh. The question arose whether the High Court's judgment upholding convictions was sound. Finally, the Supreme Court maintained the conviction and sentence imposed on Satnam Singh, dismissing his appeal, but allowed Balwinder Singh's appeal, acquitting him.