A.P.CHOWDHRI, J.

1. Ram Lal (60) and his son Billu alias Jagga (25) were convicted by the learned Sessions Judge, Sirsa, for triple murder and by order dated 22/09/1992, they were awarded sentence of death. Murder Reference No. 2 of 1992 has been made by the trial Court for confirmation of the above sentence. The accused have filed Crl. Appeal No. 391-DB of 1992. Both these are being disposed of by this order.

2. The first information report in this case was lodged by Bashir Mohammad (P.W. 8). He originally belonged to Malerkotla in the State of Punjab and had been residing with his family in a rented house in ward No. 5 at Mandi Ellenabad, district Sirsa (Haryana). In the same house, in the adjoining room, was another tenant Bachan Singh, living with his family. The family of Bashir Mohammad and that of Bachan Singh had developed good neighbourly relations with each other. About 1 1/2 years prior to the occurrence Bashir Mohammads wife named Maida had got the engagement of Parveen, 17/18, daughter of Bachan Singh, settled with one Parkash son of Mohan Lal Mehra of Malerkotla. Bachan Singh and his wife Darshana were quite happy with the said engagement, but the maternal gra