JUDGMENT

P. Sathasivam, J. —

1) These appeals are directed against the common judgment and final order dated 01.05.2001 passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh in Criminal Appeal Nos. 647 and 657 of 2000 and Criminal Revision Petition No. 475 of 2000 whereby the High Court allowed the appeals and acquitted all the eleven accused persons of the charges framed against them and dismissed the Criminal Revision filed by the appellant herein.

2) The case of the prosecution is as under:

(a) Four-five days prior to the date of occurrence i.e. 25.10.1992, there was a dispute between Mohinder Singh PW- 13, who is the son of Shambhu (the deceased) and Madan Lal and Sat Pal, the accused, who used to run Kiryana shop in the village, over payment of price of crackers. But, later on, the dispute was settled between them with the intervention of villagers and Mohinder Singh paid an amount to the accused as the price of the crackers.

(b) On 25.10.1992, at about 9.00 p.m., when Mohinder Singh, after having meals, was going to his Garhi (outer house), he found eight persons, namely, Sat Pal, Pala Ram, Madan Lal, Jai Kumar, Ram Prakash, Rajesh, Ram Bhaj and Jai Singh standing there an