( 1 ) THE appellant has been convicted for an offence under Section 307 Indian Penal Code by the learned Additional Sessions Judge vide his judgment dated 17/8/1998 and order dated 19/8/1998 and has been sentenced to RI of 5 years and a fine of Rs. 2500. 00 and in default of payment of fine further SI for 3 years. The appellant has come in appeal against the said judgment and order.

( 2 ) BRIEFLY, the facts are that injured Kumari Shabnam used to go to learn typing in DAV Model School at Yusuf Sarai. The appellant used to follow her. He was employed with her father. On her complaint about it, her father terminated his services. He continued to so follow and harass her. Due to his this misbehaviour, she started going to the school in the company of her two friends, Ranjana and Harvinder Kaur. On the day of occurrence i. e. 31/3/1993 she along with her said two friends was going as usual to the said school when at about 7. 45 a. m. on the way the appellant all of a sudden appeared from behind armed with the knife like weapon Ex. P/1 and gave blows with it causing multiple injuries on her neck, head, back (chest) and arm. The injured fell down, profusely bleeding and wa