JUDGMENT

K.G. Balakrishnan, J.

The appellant, Pradeep Singh was tried along with another co-accused, Vikram Singh, for the offence punishable under Section 302 IPC. Both of them were found guilty by the Sessions Court. They filed separate appeals before the High Court of Rajasthan. The Division Bench of the High Court confirmed the conviction and sentence of the present appellant, Pradeep Singh. The judgment of the Division Bench is challenged before us.

2. The prosecution case is that on 22.6.1992 at about 8 a.m., PW-8 Maniram, a head constable attached to the Hanumangarh police station, saw the dead body of a young person near Shiv Mandir cinema. He went to the Hanumangarh police station and gave information to PW-10 Govindram, the Sub Inspector of Police. On the basis of the information given by PW-8, a case was registered under Section 302 IPC and PW-10 immediately visited the place where the dead body had been found. He prepared the site plan and took photographs of the dead body and they were sent for post mortem examination. PW-2, Dr. Narendra Godara, conducted the post mortem examination and found as many as 24 incised injuries on the dead body. He also found that the internal