JUDGMENT

FAIZANUDDIN, J.:- This is an appeal under S. 379 of the Code of Criminal Procedure preferred by the appellant Ram Kumar challenging the judgment and order of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana passed in Criminal Appeal No. 418-DBA of 986 convicting the appellant under S. 302 / 34 or causing the murder of Mahinder and entencing him to life imprisonment as well as under S. 307/34 for attempt to commit murder of Kamla, PW 3 and her son Rajinder, PW 4 sentencing him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years on each count directing all the sentences to run concurrently, after reversing the judgment and order of the Sessions Judge, Hissar in Sessions Trial No. 30-48 A/1985 decided on 7-1-1986 whereby the appellant and the other three co-accused namely, Nanu, Hazari and Santlal were acquitted.

2. The complainant Smt. Kamla, PW 3 was wedded to Ram Kumar, son of coaccused Nanu Ram (since deceased) about 14 years before the occurrence. The father of Nanu Ram owned and possessed 76 killas of land which he had transferred in favour of his grandson Ram Kumar, the husband of Kamla. Ram Kumar executed a Will in respect of 50 killas of land in favour of his parents in equal shares,