( 1 ) APPELLANT Ranveer Singh alias Rana was convicted and sentenced under Section 307 and 332 IPC in S. T. No. 204/75 by VIth Addl. Sessions Judge, Kanpur. A santence of three years R. I. under Section 307 IPC and one year R. I. under Section 332 IPC has been awarded.

( 2 ) THE prosecution case in brief is that on 31-8-74 at 10-20 AM a case under Section 392 IPC was registered against Rana Sikh at police station Cantonment. The investigation was entrusted to S. I. Sagir Ahmed who started from police station Cantt at 10. 45 AM along with S. I. Jahangir Khan and S. I. Lalman. When they reached outpost Chakeri they took Rameshwar Singh Head-Constable, Ram Gopal Head constable and some other police personnel. After visiting the place where offence under Section 392 IPC had taken place they received information that accused Ranveer alias Rana who was involved in the offence under Section 392 IPC was at the shop of Autar Singh near Khalsa Inter College. On this information the police party started for the shop of the Autar Singh and they took Satya Narain, Ganga Ram and Jugraj as Motbir witnesses. When the police party was 20-25 paces away from the shop of Autar Singh, the