( 1 ) -SHANKAR Lal, a private complainant filed this revision against the judgment and order of acquittal dated 15-1-1979 passed by III Additional Sessions Judge, Mathura where by he has acquitted Lachhaman, Chandrapal and Rishi Kumar accused respondents, of all the charges leveled against them in a double murder case.

( 2 ) ALL the three accused persons were charged for the offence punishable under Section 302 Indian Penal Code read with section 34 Indian Penal Code for committing the murders of Sheo Charan and Makhan of their own village-Iroli Junardar, P. S. Surir, district Mathura on 9-1-1978 at 3 P. M. on the chabutra of one Manohar Lal of the same village. Rishi Kumar accused was further charged for the offence punishable under Section 302 Indian Penal Code for committing murders of the aforesaid persons. Lachhaman accused was charged for the offence punishable under Section 302 Indian Penal Code read with section 109 Indian Penal Code for bringing his gun on the roof from which it is alleged that the deceased were shot dead. A written report (Ex. Ka. 1) is said to have been lodged at 5. 30 P. M. on the same day i. e. 9-1-1978. The matter was investigated by