Judgment

SIKRI, J.: This appeal by special leave is directed against the judgment of the High Court at Allahabad dismissing the appeal of the Appellants. The Appellants Ram Dahin Singh, Bijai Bahadur and Rabindra Bahadur Singh were convicted under Sec. 201 of the Indian Penal Code and various sentences given but they were acquitted of the charges under Ss: 147/302/149/34 and Section 396 of the Indian Penal Code. The learned Counsel for the Appellants contended that the circumstantial evidence which has been relied upon by the High Court and the learned Sessions Judge is not sufficient to support the conclusion that they had committed an offence under Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code.

2. The prosecution story which has been accepted by the High Court is as follows:-

1. It is proved that Bali Ram, who was alleged to have been murdered, started with a sum of Rs. 1700/- in the company of Rang Bahadur (P.W. 2) and Rai Govind Singh (P. W. 3) and the three appellants on the morning of 23rd July, 1963, from his village Chaura for village Chitbaragaon in order to get a document scribed there by Parmeshwar Dubey (P. W. 4) in whom they had a lot of trust. P. W. 4 deposed that Bali Ram came i