JUDGMENT

The four appellants, namely, Ram Lal Singh, Shetan Singh, Pitram and Krishan, stand convicted under S. 302 read with Ss. 34, I.P.C. and 323 read with S. 34, I.P.C. and sentenced to imprisonment for life and four months rigorous imprisonment respectively. The appellants have directed this appeal canvassing the correctness of the judgment of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana made in Criminal Appeal No. 1583/76 dated 12-11-1976, dismissing the appeal and confirming the judgment of the trial Court. The crux of the indictment of the prosecution is that on 16-4-1976 at about 12-50 p.m. at the Railway Station of Nangal Digrota, these appellants in furtherance of their common intention caused the death of the deceased, Smt. Shugna. It is alleged that all the appellants dragged her out of the train, while returning to her village from Tehsil Court, and that the second appellant, Shetan Singh, indiscriminately cut her with a gandasa and that in the course of the same transaction they also caused simple injuries to Nanar, P.W. 10. The facts of the case are well set out in the judgments of the trial Court and the High Court. Therefore, we are of the view that all those facts need no