Dave, J.—This is an appeal by elght persons namely Achhar Singh, Bara Singh, Pyare Singh, Makhan Singh, Hazara Singh, Tara Singh, Pyara Singh 2nd and Santa Singh who have been convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Ganganagar on 30th August, 1952, under secs. 148, 302 and 307 reas with sec. 149 I.P.C. Each one of them has been sentenced to one years rigorous imprisionment under sec. 148 I.P.C. and to transportation for life and to seven years rigoruus imprisonment under secs. 302 and 307 reas with sec. 149 I.P.C. respectively.

2. The fact giving rise to this case are that on the 15th of May, 1950 at about 12 in the noon one Karamsingh, son of Basawansingh, resident of 8 N.N.B. in the district of Ganganagar lodged a long report at the Police Station, Pandampur which is about five miles distant from the site of occurrence. The said report, in brief, was that a murraba of land belonging to the Government was allotted to Makhansingh, Pyarasingh and Tarasingh, sons of one Jagsingh for temporary cultivation for one year. Its term of one year had expired after the last crop but these persons had cultivated kharif crop and, therefore, his father who was a mir-ab forbade them from water

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