(1.) S. K. Agarwal, J. The appellant has preferred this appeal against his conviction under Sections 302/201 I. P. C. read with Section 34 I. P. C. and consequent sentence to life imprisonment and three years, R. I. under the abovesaid counts. The judgment of conviction was deliverered by the Sessions Judge, Saharanpur, in S. T. No. 238 of 1980 connected with S. T. No. 391 of 1980.
(2.) P. W. 1 Mani Ram, the first informant, was resident of Mulla Nagrajpur alias Mullapur Kadim at the time of occurrence. He had three children. One was a son, aged about 6 years and the other children were daughters. He was employed as a compounder at a clinic in the city of Saharanpur. He was also running a small clinic at his house in his village.
(3.) THE inquest wad drawn on the body by the Sub-Inspector and after completing other formalities such as recording the evidence of the witnesses a charge-sheet was submitted by the police for prosecution of live accused persons. THEse accused persons were appellant Kamar, two of his brothers Bhoora and Shakil, Shafi and Salim, who are his cousins being sons of his mother's sister. All the accused persons excepting the appellant Kumar have been acquitted by the trial Court.