statement was recorded by the police. Bhagwan Singh alleged that alleged that they are three brothers. Gurbachan, deceased was the eldest and he is next to him and Hardeep Singh is the youngest. The complainant alleged that all the three brothers are living in their separate Dhanies situated in their fields, adjacent to each other and in the same rectangle.

3. With the above background, the complainant alleged that on 20.6.1997 he was present in his Dhani. Gurvinder Singh son of Hardeep Singh, who is brother of the complainant, had gone to take a bath in the canal, which is nearby their Dhani but an altercation took place between Gurvinder Singh and Gurmeet Singh at about 05.30 p.m. at the canal but Gurvinder Singh returned back in the Dhani. As per the complainant, after that a little later accused Gurmeet armed with double barrel .12 bore gun, accompanied by Gurpreet Singh, Joginder Singh, Baljeet Kaur w/o Gurmeet Singh and Baljeet Kaur w/o Gurpreet Singh, who were armed with lathis, came near the Dhani of Hardeep Singh and started abusing them. One of the accused Gurmeet Singh raised lalkara that let them be killed, on this, the brother of the complainant, Hardeep Singh came out