JUDGMENT

Jaswinder Singh, Jagrup Singh and the appellant herein Jackaran Singh were tried for offences under Section 302/34 IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act by the learned Judge, Special Court, Ferozepur. While Jaswinder Singh was acquitted Jagrup Singh was found guilty of an offence under Section 25 of the Arms Act and sentenced to suffer nine months R. I. Jackaran Singh - appellant was convicted for an offence under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life. He was also convicted for an offence under Section 25 of the Arms Act and sentenced to 3 years rigorous imprisonment. The sentences were, however, directed to run concurrently. Jackaran Singh appellant alone is before us in this appeal under Section 14 of the Terrorist Affected Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1984.

2. The prosecution case is that on 2nd June, 1984 at about 8.30 p.m. when Sham Lal (deceased) was returning along with his brother Surinder Kumar, PW4 after taking his bath, near the workshop of Nahar Singh, the appellant and Jagrup Singh co-accused armed with a revolver and a pistol respectively suddenly came out from behind a tree. Jaswinder Singh the acquitted co-accused was also with them. They