JUDGMENT

K. JAYACHANDRA REDDY, J.:— This is yet another case of death in police custody. There are four appellants. Dalip Singh, A-1 was an S.I. of Police, Rajmal, A-2 was A.S.I., Bikram Singh A-3 and Suraj Bhan, A-4 were the Constables attached to the Police Station Cheeka Guhla in District Kurukshetra. According to the prosecution on 5-9-86 one Kailash was arrested by the police staff, Cheeka and the allegation was that he was involved in a theft of a buffalo on the basis of the complaint given by one Jodha and Jogi. However, he was released on assurance given by Balbir Singh and others. On 8-9-86 they arrested him again and kept him in police lock-up and started beating him. The four accused are stated to have participated in the beating and inflicted a number of injuries on the deceased. On 13-9-86 the Sarpanch Puran Singh, P.W. 5 also came to the police station and in his presence also the deceased was beaten. In spite of the requests made by P.W. 4, Daryao Singh, the father of the deceased and other witnesses the deceased was not released. On 15-9-86 at about 8 a.m. it is alleged that these police personnel threw the injured deceased under a bus to make it appear as an accide