( 1 ) THE three appellants Devi Prasad, Dwarka Prasad and Lalji have been convicted by the court of an Additional Sessions Judge, New Delhi for offence under Section 302/34 Indian Penal Code and all the three have been sentenced to imprisonment for life and a fine of Rs. 5,000. 00 each and in default of payment of fine further RI for six months each vide judgement of conviction and separate order of sentence dated the 10th October, 1990.

( 2 ) BRIEFLY the prosecution case is that deceased R. N. Krishnan was working as Junior Accounts Officer at Nehru Place Telephone Exchange of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. On the 17th November, 1987 at about 6. 15 P. M. Inspector Niranjan Singh then SHO Police Station Kalkaji who was returning from the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police and was going to Police Station Kalkaji on the way opposite Hemkunt Tower, near Private Bus Stand Nehru Place on Outer Ring Road noticed that one person was lying on road in injured condition and profusely bleeding. Some persons were also present. He got down from his vehicle and noticed three stab wounds one each on his neck, chin and abdomen. On his inquiry the injured pointed out towards