JUDGMENT

Santosh Hegde, J.-On 15.7.1989 Magan PW-1 lodged a complaint with Police Station Pahada alleging that on the previous day at about 9 p.m. the respondent herein - Dhool Singh - had caused serious injuries with a sharp-edged weapon to Amar Singh son of Shankar Singh in a field known as Pahada which incident according to the complaint was noticed by Ramesh PW-4. The attack in question was alleged to be due to the dispute between the respondent herein and deceased Amar Singh as to the right of the deceased to graze his cattle on the land belonging to the respondent. It is based on the said complaint that after investigation the Police of Pahada Police Station filed a chargesheet against the respondent herein for offences punishable under section 302 IPC as also under sections 4 and 25 of the Arms Act. Learned Sessions Judge-II, Udaipur, in Sessions Case No.58.of 1989 after trial found the respondent herein guilty of the offences charged against him and sentenced him to undergo life imprisonment and a fine of Rs.200 for an offence under section 302 IPC, in default to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 15 days. He also found the respondent guilty of offence punishable un