(1.) THIS Criminal appeal has been filed by Jai Ram against his conviction under Section 302/34 I.P.C. recorded by II Addl. Sessions Judge, Mainpuri on 23.10.78 in S.T.No. 164 of 1978.
(2.) IT may be remembered that along with appellant Jai Ram one Nathu was also charge sheeted but as he was absconding only the appellant was the sole accused coming up for trial in the instant case.
(3.) TO complete the chronology of the incident, a memo was sent by the District Hospital to P.S. Kotwali at 8.15 P.M. whereupon general diary entry was recorded at Entry No. 47 on 14.2.78 (Ex.Ka-15) and ultimately the postmortem examination of the dead body of Kalika alias Kali Charan was performed on 15.2.77 at 3.30 P.M. by Dr.N.D. Baghia (since dead). The postmortem report and the memo sent from the Hospital have been proved by P.W.6 Rameshwar Prasad.