(1) THROUGH this appeal under Section 14 of the Terrorist Affected Areas (Special courts) Act, 1984, the appellant challenges his conviction and sentence of life imprisonment for an offence under Section 302, Indian Penal Code passed by the learned Judge, Special court, Ferozepur in Sessions Trial No. 37 of 1985.

(2) ON 14/7/1984 while Kundan Singh was sleeping on a cot by the side of his tubewell, his father Mohan Singh, Public Witness 3 and brother Balwinder Singh, PW 4, who were irrigating their fields nearby heard shriek of Kundan Singh, at about 4.00 a.m. and when they reached near his cot, they found the appellant armed with a kirpan and Pargat Singh (since acquitted) armed with a takwa causing injuries to Kundan Singh. An alarm was raised on which the appellant and the acquitted co-accused Pargat Singh fled away. Mohan Singh, Public Witness 3 leaving his son Balwinder Singh, Public Witness 4 by the side of the dead body and taking with him Lachhman Singh Panch, proceeded to the police station. At Village Padhri they met Harbhajan Singh, SHO, Police Station Makhu, Public Witness 5 and informed him of the occurrence, The statement of Mohan Singh, Ext. P-4 was re