TIKA RAM Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) APPEAL No. 481 of 1973 has been filed by Tika Ram and Bahadur. It is a represented appeal. APPEAL No. 501 of 1973, has been filed by Mangoo Lal from Jail Since both these appeals are in respect of one transaction and one judgment, there were heard together and shall be disposed by one judgment.

(2.) THE appellants have come in appeal to this court against their sentence and conviction to undergo seven years' R. I. under Section 395, I. P. C.

(3.) THE defenceJof these accused was that they had nothing to do with this occurrence. Tika Ram further contended that actually he was arrested on 20th March, 1972. THE Sub-Inspector fired five cartridges from his gun and then took possession of the empty cartridges alongwith the gun. He was also known to the witnesses and he had been shown to the witnesses at the police station. THE defence of Bahadur was that he was shown to the witnesses after his arrest. THE defence of Mangoo Lal further was that he was known to the witnesses and that he had been detained in the police station for one day and one night and during this period he was shown to the witnesses.