JUDGMENT

S.P. Kurdukar, J.-This Criminal Appeal under Section 19 of Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (for short TADA ) is filed by the appellants accused challenging the legality and correctness of the impugned judgment and order of convictions dated 15th February, 1996 passed by Addl. Judge, Designated Court, District Jail, Nabha, under Sections 302/34 and 397 of the Indian Penal Code as also under Section 3 of TADA.

2. The prosecution story as unfolded at the trial is as under :-

Jagjit Singh, SHO (PW6) attached to the police station, Sadar, on 22-3-1991 was posted on patrolling duty in the jurisdiction of Bahadurgarh Town alongwith constables Mohinder Singh (PW 4), Sohan Singh and Madan Lal (PW 5). While they were on duty near the gate of Escort & Soetze Factory, Bahadurgarh, Paramjit Singh (A-1) and Satnam Singh (A-2) came there and told that they intended to have room on rent and for that purpose they requested Sukhdev Singh (since deceased) to accompany them so that they will have a drink and then find out the suitable room on rent. Saying so, according to the prosecution, both the accused and Sukhdev Singh left in the direction of Mandirwali Pulli. It