JUDGMENT

Swatanter Kumar, J.-The present appeal is directed against the judgment of the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jaipur Bench, Jaipur, dated 12th August, 2008.

2. The facts giving rise to the present appeal in brief are : One Sukhdev Singh, PW2, had informed and made a statement, parcha bayan, Ex.P2, to the police at the police station M.I.A. Alwar on 20th April, 1991 stating that at about 9.15 a.m. on that very day, he was going in a jeep to Govindgarh from Alwar to attend the marriage of his brother-in- law, Joga Singh. When they reached Baggad Tiraya, one jeep bearing no. RNA- 638 was also going ahead of his jeep and in the said jeep, his wife, Chet Kaur, daughter Rinki, father-in-law, Lahori Singh, mother-in-law, Gita and paternal uncle father-in-law (Fufi sasur) Niranjan Singh and his wife Kailashwati and his brother-in-law Multan Singh and his son Tinku were travelling. A maruti car was also going ahead of them. Bus No. RNA 339 was coming from Baggad Tiraya side at a very high speed. The driver of the Maruti car immediately turned his car to one side to save himself and the bus crashed into the jeep bearing no. RNA-638. As a result of this fatal accident, Ch