1. - The learned Additional Sessions Judge No. 1, Hanumangarh camp Sangariya by his order dated 8.12.1989 convicted the accused-appellant Mukhtiar Singh for the offence under S. 302 IPC and accused-appellants Sardulsingh and Sukhdeo Singh for the offence under S. 302/34 IPC and sentenced them to imprisonment for life together with a fine of Rs. 100/- and in default to payment of fine, to undergo one month's simple imprisonment. He further convicted the accused-appellants Sardulsingh and Sukhdeo Singh for the offences under Sections 326 and 324 IPC respectively and sentenced accused appellant Sardulsingh to rigorous imprisonment for 6 months together with a fine of Rs. 100/- and in default of payment of fine, to undergo one month's simple imprisonment for the offence under S. 326 accused appellant Sukhdeo Singh to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three months together with a fine of Rs. 100/- and in default of payment of fine, to undergo one month's simple imprisonment for the offence under S. 324 IPC.

2. The prosecution case, briefly stated, is that on 1.9.1987 at about 8.00 PM, deceased Mahendrasingh, P.W. 7 Shyamsingh and P.W. 6 Mst. Balwant Kaur were sitting in their ho