1. - The accused Gajjansingh was convicted of the offence under Section 302, IPC and was sentenced to imprisonment for life by the learned Sessions Judge, Sri Ganganagar by his judgment dated January 22, 1975. He was also convicted under Sections 25 and 27, Arms Act and was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for one year and two years respectively. All the sentences were ordered to run concurrently.

2. The prosecution case in brief is that, Gujarsingh the father of the accused was murdered on 6.3.1957 for which Butasingh, Jawaharsingh, Sarwansingh and Gurdevasingh were prosecuted. The motive for the murder was that Butasingh had illicit connections with one Mst Prasanni Kaur. Mst. Prasanni Kaur was the cousin sister of the deceased Gujarsingh being his mother's sister's daughter. Gujarsingh used to object Butasinghs relations with her, for which, Butasingh harboured enmity against him. Because of that, Gujarsingh harboured enmity. It is alleged that on May 20. 1973 at about 7.00 or 7.30 p.m. Jawaharsingh (deceased) son of Butasingh was proceeding to the house along with camel cart after unloading the fodder from the field at the "Nohra". He was proceeding ahead of the camel