SYED M.FAZAL ALI, J.

(1) THIS appeal has been filed under S. 2(a) of the Supreme court (Enlargement of Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) Act, 1970 and is directed against the judgment of the High court of Punjab and Haryana reversing the acquittal of the appellant and convicting her under Section 302/120-B. Indian Penal Code to imprisonment for life. The High Court had also convicted one Sarup Singh under S. 302 to imprison- ment for life, but no appeal appeared to have been filed by Sarup Singh in this Court. We shall therefore confine our attention only so far as the case of the appellant, Mukhtiar Kaur is concerned. The facts leading to the death of the deceased Jaggar Singh has been detailed in the judgment of the High court and trial court and it is not necessary to repeat the same. It appears that PW 2, Hardayal Sinsh. approver and the accused Sarup Singh were close friends and were indulging for some time in the smuggling of opium. Sarup Singh bore serious animus against the deceased Jaggar Singh because be had given evidence in a murder case against the brother of Sarup Singh and on the basis of his (Jaggar) evidence the brother of Sarup Singh was convicted and senten