JUDGMENT

ORDER:— On the morning of July 2, 1977 Hari Singh. since deceased, had gone to his field and had sown jawar. Later the three appellants and 9 others are stated to have ploughed his field in his absence. When the deceased returned to his field in the afternoon he saw the appellants and his companions ploughing his field. He was advised to report the matter to the police. At about 2 p.m. he left for the police station. While he was passing by a place known asSukha Jhorethe appellants and his companions attacked him. He ran into the field of P.W. 7 Rati Ram where he was overtaken and belaboured to death. The deceased had as many as 16 injuries on his person as is evident from the evidence of P.W. 10 Dr. Hari Om Singh who performed the autopsy on the next day. It may here be mentioned that according to the medical evidence all the injuries were possible by hard and blunt weapons.

2. The First Information Report was lodged at about mid-night by P.W. 1 Gurobai, the wife of the deceased. P. W. 4 Jaswant Singh and P.W. 6 Paramjeet kaur, the son and daughter of the deceased were cited as eye-witnesses along with P.W.1. In addition, thereto P.W. 7 Rati Ram, P.W. 8 Jorsingh, P.W. 9 To