ORDER

1. This judgment will dispose of Criminal Appeal No. 1198 of 2007 and Crl. A. No. .../2011 @ Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No. 5580 of 2008. The facts have been taken from Criminal Appeal No. 1198 of 2007.

2. At about 9 p.m. on the 26th December 1991 Naranjan Singh PW-2 son of Jaswant Singh deceased a resident of village Vinjwan was in his house along with his father when there was a knock at the door. Naranjan Singh and his father, who happened to be the Sarpanch of the village, thereupon opened the door. Two Sikh youth, who were subsequently identified as the Appellants herein, Sukhbir Singh and Dilbagh Singh, were standing outside carrying AK-47 rifles. They told Jaswant Singh that he was raising an unnecessary dispute with regard to the school land, part of which under the possession of Mohanjit Singh, Amir Singh and Bhupender Singh sons of Harbans Singh (all accused). Jaswant Singh answered that he alone was not the deciding factor and the other members of the Panchayat and the Lambardar be also called. Jaswant Singh was then taken towards the house of Mohinder Singh Lambardar, by the two Appellants followed by Naranjan Singh. Mohinder Singh too was called out of his house