Akbar Shah has been convicted by the learned Sessions Judge Srinagar under S. 302 RPC by his order dated 17-7-64 and sentenced to life imprisonment for having caused the death of a girl by name Sonam Chomu on 15-5-62 at Bahak Nala Kundat Tehsil Kargil. Against his conviction and sentence Akbar Shah has come up in appeal to this Court. The State has come up in revision against the order of the learned Sessions Judge with the prayer that the life imprisonment inflicted upon the accused-appellant be converted into death sentence. The record has been submitted by the learned Sessions Judge under S. 374 of the Criminal P. C. for confirmation of the sentence.

On presentation of the revision by the State a notice was served on the accused-appellant. This order will dispose of the appeal of Akbar Shah, the revision preferred by the State as well as the proceedings for confirmation of the sentence of life imprisonment passed by the learned Sessions Judge.

The facts of this case are very simple. The prosecution story is that on 14th May 62 the accused Akbar Shah resided in the house of Cherring Stobdan, father of the deceased girl Sonam, at Bahak Nala Kandat Tehsil Kargil. In the