BHANDARI, J—This is an appeal by Ram Deo, Bal Dev Chandani and Ramesh against the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Churu dated the 25.9.1963, convicting all of them under sec. 302/34 I. P.C. and sentencing each of them to rigorous imprisonment for life. All of them were further convicted under sec. 380/34 I.P.C. and each of them was sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment. They were also convicted under sec.460/34 I.P.C. and each of them was sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment. All the sentences were ordered to run concurrently. The deceased Bhanwarlal was post master of Sujangarh in November, 1961. He resided in the residential quarter attached to the post office. The case of the prosecution is that on the night intervening 10th/l1th November, 1961, all the accused Ramdeo, Ramesh and Baldeo, along with Yaqub approver (P.W. 1) entered in the residential quarter of Bhanvar Lal Post master at Sujangarh and Baldeo appellant killed him by inflicting blows by the axe (Art. 2) and then all of them entered in the Post Office, opened the lock of the safe lying there and took away five insured covers and some cash cut of which four insured covers contained Rs 7,400/-

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