H.S.Bedi, J.

1. The prosecution case is as under :

Sukhdev Singh, father of Nirpal Singh (PW-50, had a share in the liquor vend situated in village Ubhiyan. Nirpal Singh alongwith Bhagat Singh (since deceased) had been working as salesmen at the vend. At about 4.00 A.M. on July 17, 1990, the two were sleeping on the roof of the liquor vend. Bhagat Singh, however, came down of the roof and in the meanwhile, Hansa Singh and Bogha Singh, resident of village Ubhiyan, came to the vend and demanded liquor from Bhagat Singh. Bhagat Singh refused to comply with their demand and told them that the vend would be opened after some time and they could take the liquor thereafter. The two accused then started quarrelling with Bhagat Singh and on the exhortion given by Bogha Singh, accused Hansa Singh gave a Kulhari blow on the right jaw of Bhagat Singh, as a result of which he fell down. Nirpal Singh raised an alarm, which attracted Piara Singh on which the two accused ran away from the spot. Nirpal Singh thereafter came down from the roof and observed that Bhagat Singh had succumbed to his injuries. Leaving Piara Singh to guard the dead body, Nirpal Singh first went to the liquor vend a