[Delivered by Hon'ble B.C. Kandpal, J.)

Appellants Smt. Kamla Devi and Puran Lal have been convicted by the Court of Addl. Sessions Judge/Special Judge (CBI), Nainitai u/s 302/34 IPC and sentenced thereon to life imprisonment vide judgement and order dated 23-03-1999.

2. Brief facts, giving rise to the prosecution case, are that Girish Ram was the husband of accused/appellant Kamla Devi and another accused Puran Lal is the brother of Kamla Devi. Appellant Puran Lal, being brother-in-law of deceased Girish Ram, used to visit the house of deceased in order to know about the welfare of his sister Kamla Devi. The appellant Kamla Devi used to quarrel with the deceased off and on and on 30-04-1997 at about 5-6 a.m. the appellant Kamla Devi went to the house of Daulat Ram situate at Siloti Pant, Patti Purva Chhal Khata, district Nainital and informed him that Girish Ram her husband had been murdered by some unknown persons in the intervening night of 29/30-04-1997.

3. Daulat Ram, after having the aforesaid Information, immediately rushed to the house of Girish Ram and saw his dead body lying' inside the room. Daulat Ram, thereafter scribed the written report pertaining to the inc