UJAGAR SINGH, J.

1. Smt. Mohan Devi wife of Charan Dass was found lying fallen on the ground in the cattle shed and blood was oozing from her forehead, on 26th Nov. 1984 in Muktsar. Charan Das, her husband, after closing his shop came to his house at about 6.30 P.M. and on coming to know that his wife had gone to their outer house for milching the buffalo, he went to that outer-house after about 15 to 20 minutes and finding her in the above position he along with his neighbour Om Parkash removed her to the Civil Hospital, Muktsar in a rickshaw where the doctor found her to be dead. Smt. Mohan Devi was wearing gold ear-rings in her ears and the same were found missing and some assailant or assailants had removed the same. Nobody was suspected but suspicion was expressed to show that removal of her ear-rings was the motive for causing the injury as a result of which she died.

2. After investigation of the case, the appellant was sent up for trial and on the basis of the statements of Dr. Sant Parkash Singh P.W. 1, Dalip Singh P.W. 2, Charan Das P.W. 3, Nirmla Rani P.W. 4, Jodh Singh P.W. 5, Jagir Singh P.W. 6, Kulwant Singh P.W. 7, Tara Singh P.W. 8 and Mukhtiar Singh S.I. P.