Chaudhary Sia Saran Sinha, J.

1. The appellants of this case along with three others stand convicted by a common judgment dated 30/9/1975 of the learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Santhal Parganas, Dumka in respect of a dacoity committed in the house of the informant Moti Chandbhagat (P. W.2), situate in village Jalalpur within Barharwa Police Station of the district of Santhal Parganas, in the night between the 25th and 26th of May, 1977, the dacoits being 10 to 11 in number and this village being at a distance of five miles from the Barhawara Police Station. Nand Kumar Singh (P. W.10), the Assistant Sub-Inspector of police learnt about this dacoity while be was in village Maharajpur in connection with another criminal case and on getting information, he went to village Jalalpur where he reached at 4 p. m. on 26.5.1971. He found the informant in his house lying injured and prepared the injury report which is exhibit 6. By that time the Medical Officer of goalkhor, Md. Ekramul Haque (P. W.9) at the request of the informant, had already examined those injuries at 9.30 a m. on that day and had given him medical aid. There P. W.10 recorded the fardbeyan of the informant Wh