R. N. Aggarwal, J.

( 1 ) THE appellants Latoori Lal and his son Raju along with Ram Avtar (since acquitted) were tried for the offence under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The charge against them was that on 26th February 1979 at about 9. 30. p. m. at the Kachha Rasta Sanjay Park they had in furtherance of their common intention intentionally caused the death of Kishan Lal. The first two accused were found guilty of the offence charged with and each one of them was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life. The third accused, as already stated, was acquitted.

( 2 ) ON 26th February 1979 at 9. 55 p. m. Public Witness. 5 Jhangi Ram, a resident of a Jhuggi near Sanjay Park reported at the police post Jehangirpuri that he resided in a Jhuggi at Sanjay Park and that at about 9. 30 p. m. he heard noise of the people and came out of the Jhuggi and that near the Pushta he saw a young man lying dead in the kachha road. Sub-Inspector Rajinder Parshad ent the report Ex. PW. 2/a with his endorsement Ex. P. W. 18/a to the police station Adarsh Nagar for formal registration of the case. The report Ex. Public Witness 2/a was despatched to the police station at 10. 50

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