JUDGMENT

G. N. RAY, J.:—This appeal is directed against the Judgment and order dated February 23, 1981 passed by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana in Criminal Appeal No. 133-DB of 1980. The said Criminal Appeal arose out of the Judgment and order dated December 24, 1979 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Sirsa, in Sessions Trial No. 82 of 1979. Seven accused persons including the four appellants in this appeal were convicted on a charge under Sections 148, 302/149,325/149, 324/149 and 323/149, IPC. Accused No. 1, Jangir Singh accused No. 2, Makhan Singh, accused No. 3, Baj Singh, accused No. 6, Jit Singh, are the appellants in the instant appeal. The remaining accused, namely, accused No. 4, Kashmira Singh, accused No. 5, Bahal Singh, accused No. 7, Jaswant Singh, have been acquitted by the High Court in the said Criminal Appeal No. 133-DB of 1980. The prosecution case in short is that on February 20,1978, P.W. 10, Kashmira Singh, P.W. 11, Dalbir Singh and P.W. 12, Gurbax Singh, along with Jangir Singh, the deceased were working on the road at about 9.00 a.m. The appellants in this appeal and the said three acquitted accused came out of the fields. The appellant No