JUDGMENT

Harjit Singh Bedi, J. —

1. This judgment will dispose of Criminal Appeal Nos. 1071 of 2009, 1294 of 2009, 182-183 of 2010 and 97-98 of 2010. The facts have been taken from Criminal Appeal No.1071 of 2009.

2. At 6 a.m. on the 29th September 1991 Umed Singh deceased accompanied by his wife Bimla PW-1 and son Raj Kumar PW-6 had gone to their fields situated in village Kosli, Police Station Jatusana, District Rewari, for harvesting the bajra crop when accused Balbir Singh armed with a Kulhari, Mange Ram, Sher Singh and Harish with lathis, Surender with a bankri, Rajesh and Smt. Rajesh with a jailli each, and Des Raj empty handed came to the spot. The accused raised a lalkara that they would teach Umed Singh a lesson for having interfered in the purchase of agricultural land and on saying so Balbir Singh gave a kulhari blow on the left knee of Umed Singh, Des Raj grappled with Umed Singh and felled him to the ground whereafter Sher Singh gave a lathi blow on his chest and Mange Ram and Harish also gave lathi blows on his person and Surender and Smt. Rajesh gave blows with bankris on the back portion of his hand and Rajesh gave a jailli blow lathiwise. Bimla and Raj Kumar steppe