JUDGMENT

S.B. Sinha, J. —

1. Appellants in these appeals along with one Manohar Singh (A-2-since deceased), Nanuram (A-8 - since deceased) and Umrao Singh (A-7-since deceased) were tried and held guilty for commission of offences punishable under Sections 302/149, 147, 148 and 307/149 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). They were sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life for commission of the offence under Section 302/149 IPC; three months’ rigorous imprisonment for the offence under Section 147 IPC and a fine of Rs.100/- each.

2. Accused persons, namely, Shyam Singh (A-1), Manohar Singh (A-2), Laxman Singh (A-3), Mohan Singh (A-4), Rattan Lal (A-5), Kripal Singh (A-16), Bhupendra Singh (A-17) and Kuber Singh (A-18) were found guilty also under Section 148 IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three months and fine of Rs.100/- each.

3. The prosecution case is as under :

Relationship between the accused persons and the complainant party was strained on account of Panchayat election wherein Bhupendra Singh (A-16) was elected defeating Vikram Singh (PW-16). The incident occurred at about 02.30 p.m. on 25.10.1984 in a village known as Kantharia within the jurisdiction of