ORDER

1. This is a case of peculiar angularities. The deceased Ramniklal was a middle-aged school Headmaster working at a village known as Akala. In order to go to his place of work he was waiting on the day of occurrence at bus-stand Lathi whereat the appellant herein, Devku Bhikha, a young man, came. They engaged in talks. Apparently, there was a topic and background to the talk. The appellant was unemployed for long and the Headmaster had a job up sleeve which he could give to the appellant. The deceased enquired of the appellant whether he would be able to send his wife to the formers house at night. On that suggestion the accused was taken aback. Then the deceased charged the appellant for being impotent. This further enraged the appellant. The deceased then told the appellant that his wife had sent the former a letter inviting him and that that letter he carried in his handbag. The accused in a rage snatched the bag and frantically searched for the letter, but to no avail. He then took out a knife found in the bag and with that he inflicted five/six blows on the deceased in quick succession in the presence of some witnesses, whereafter he went away. The deceased in an injured