( 1 ) THE three appellants in Criminal Appeal No. 259 of 1979 and the sole appellant in Criminal Appeal No. 258 of 1979 along with two others were indicted of the offences punishable under S. 147, 148, 302 read with S. 149 and 325 read with S. 149 Indian Penal Code on the allegations that they all formed themselves into unlawful assembly and in prosecution of the common object of that assembly they committed murder of Preetam Singh and caused grievous hurt to Public Witness 4. As the appellant in Criminal Appeal No. 258 of 1979, namely, Pyare Singh was absconding, the case as against the three appellants in Criminal Appeal No. 259 of 1979 was split up and the three appellants along with two others were tried for the above-said offences and convicted under S. 302 read with S. 149 Indian Penal Code and S. 325 read with S. 149 and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and 3 years rigorous imprisonment respectively and further the appellants 1 and 3 and another were convicted under S. 148 Indian Penal Code and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and appellant 2 and another under section 147 Indian Penal Code to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year with a