( 1 ) CERTAIN incidents allegedly took place on the 2nd and 3rd September, 1954 at Panderi Khar and Bhua Khar, police circle Sahson in the district of Etawah, in which fire-arms including hand-grenades were used, and in the course of which police informer Karan Singh and constable dudh Nath Singh were mortally wounded and constables Sri Kishan and Dukhi Rai seriously injured with fire-arras also unlicensed D. B. B. L. . 500 bore rifle Ex. I and a large number of cartridges were allegedly recovered at Bhua Khar and Tahsildar Singh arrested. After investigation and commitment proceedings Tahsildar was sent up for trial before the Additional sessions Judge of Etawah, who framed the following eight charges against them:

(a) Under Section 148,. P. C. , for committing a riot armed with a deadly weapon, to wit, a rifle at Panderi Khar on the 2nd September; (b) Under Section 302 read with Section 149,. P. C. for causing the death of Karan Singh with fire-arms; (c) Under Section 307 read with Section 149,. P. C. for attempting the murder of constables Sri kishan and Dukhi Rai with fire-arms; (d) Under Section 3 of the Explosive Substances Act read with Section 149,. P. C. for