JUDGMENT

Radhe Shyam Sharma, J.—Against judgment dated 19.10.1995 passed by Additional Session Judge, Manendragarh, District Surguja in Session Trial No.140/1994, accused persons/appellants Ramnandan and Buddhu alias Sukhnandan have preferred Criminal Appeals No.1786 of 1995 and 1787 of 1995, respectively.

This judgment shall govern disposal of both the appeals.

By the impugned judgment, accused persons/appellants Ramnandan and Buddhu alias Sukhnandan have been convicted under Section 302 Indian Penal Code and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life.

2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is as under:

On 9.10.1993, at about 7 a.m., the appellants were quarrelling with deceased Jailal. Quarrelling, they went in front of house of Ramadhar (PW1), where, the appellants assaulted the deceased with Lathi. Ramadhar (PW1) and Dhaniram (PW10) witnessed the incident. After assaulting the deceased, the appellants fled from there. Village Chowkidar Gulab Singh (PW4) lodged First Information Report (Ex. P7). Merg Intimation (Ex.P9) was also recorded. The Investigating Officer reached the place of occurrence and prepared inquest (Ex. P1) on the body of the deceased. Dead body of the deceased