1. - This appeal is directed against the judgment dated 20-4-87, passed by the Additional Sessions Judge No. 1, Sri Ganganagar (Camp Sri Karanpur), by which the learned Additional Sessions Judge convicted and sentenced the accused-appellant for the offences under Sections 302,323,342, 392 and 397, I. P.C.

2. Appellant Devi Lal was tried by the learned Additional Sessions Judge No. 1, Sri Ganganagar (Camp Sri Karanpur) for the offences under Sections 302,307,342,392 and 397 I.P.C. for committing the murder of Gopi Ram - the servant of Bahai Singh, making an attempt on the life of Bahai Singh and committing the robbery of Rs. 3000/- and three wrist watches from the house of Bahai Singh in Villager-P.S. The case of the prosecution, as unfolded in the F.I.R. lodged by Bahai Singh, is that he is living in village 1 -P.S. whereas his other relatives are residing in Punjab on 14-6-84, at about 2.00 p.m., i.e., a day earlier to the incident, he was sleeping in his house. One clean-shaved person wearing black-colour pant and almond-colour bushtit, came on a bicycle and asked him that his land has come under the flood-canal and, therefore, he is in DM/LM/R161 /95/AM G search of some