Mr. Mahabir Singh Sindhu , J .:- By a common judgment, two connected cases i.e. CRA-D- 625-DB-2003 and CRA-S-1451-SB-2003 filed by the convicts-appellants are being disposed of being arising out of the same impugned judgment of conviction dated 11.6.2003 and order of sentence dated 13.6.2003, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (Ad hoc), Hisar for committing the murder of Dhira @ Randhir and causing injuries to Om Parkash.

2. The appellants were prosecuted on the basis of the statement (Ex.PF/2) made by Parkash @ Om Parkash on 11.8.2001 which reads as under:-

“Stated that I am the resident of above noted address and carry on agricultural pursuits; About one and half months ago, I had purchased a house for a sum of Rs.28,000/- from the brother of Paras Ram Behrupia, which is situated in Ward No.8 of Barwala; In front of that house, Dalbir Singh Fauji was residing with Smt. Chander Naik as her husband. He also wanted to purchase this very house; On this count, he used to nurse grudge against me. I live all alone in this purchased house.

Yesterday, on 10.8.2001, at about 8.00 p.m., in this house Dhira @ Randhir Sikngh s/o Nainu Ram and Ram Kumar son of Jai Lal cast