Judgment

PATHAK, J. :- This appeal by special leave is directed against the judgment dated Feb. 24, 1975 of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana dismissing an appeal by the appellant against his conviction under Section 302, S. 325 read with S. 149, S. 323 read with S. 149 and S. 148 of the Indian Penal Code and the sentence of life imprisonment for the offence under S. 302, and of six months rigorous imprisonment for each of the remaining offences, the sentences to run concurrently.

2. It appears that on June 2, 1971, as the deceased Ran Singh was pushing his cart through the chowk in village Mundakhera (situated in. the district of Rohtak) it struck against the platform belonging to a resident Hukum Chand. Hukum. Chand, the appellant Hari Ram and some others were sitting at some distance from the platform and an altercation ensued between them and Ran Singh. It is said that the appellant Hari Ram shouted that Ran Singh would not behave unless he was beaten and he ran inside the house and brought out a jelli. Ran Singh, it is alleged, ran from there and was chased and caught by Hukum Chand. The prosecution case is that while Hukum Chand held the arms of Ran Singh, the appellant Hari