1. - This appeal filed under section 374 (2) Cr. P.C. has been directed against the judgment dated 22-5-1987 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge No. 1, Hanumangarh, whereby he found appellants Jagraj Singh and his sons appellants Jagjeet Singh and Sarjeet Singh guilty for the offence punishable under sections 302/34 I.P.C. and convicted and sentenced each of them to imprisonment for life and a fine of Rs. 250/- in default to further undergo simple imprisonment for one month.

2. Briefly the relevant facts of this case are that on 15-4-1985 at about 6.45 P.M.. P.W. 4 Gurubux Singh lodged an oral report before PW 6 Subhas Chandra S.H.O., Police Station, Tibbi informing that on the same day at about 6.30 P.M. when he alongwith P.W. 7 Sohan Lal and Ganesh Ram were harvesting wheat crops of Sanwanta Ram standing in his field situated at Chak No. 6 A.G., appellant Sarjeet Singh & Jagjeet Singh armed with Gandasis and two other persons, whose names he did not know, having lathis came in a camel cart and that in another camel cart appellant Jagraj Singh armed with a Gandasi and one lady also arrived there. He further informed that seeing these persons Sanwanta's son (Ram