(1.) THE present Criminal Appeal has come up for adjudication after the grant of leave to appeal under Section 378 (3) of the Code of criminal Procedure in reference to judgment dated 31.12.1996, passed by Learned Additional Sessions Judge, Sirmour District at Nahan,H.P., in Sessions Case No. 7N/7 of 1994, for the offence under Section 307, 326 and 325 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, acquitting the alleged accused / respondents.
(2.) ACCUSEDRESPONDENT No.2 Ram Rattan has died, therefore, criminal appeal in reference to accusedrespondent No.2 Ram Rattan is abated.
(3.) AFTER investigation, all the three accused, namely, Ram Rattan, Ravi Dutt and Virender Singh alias Tinda were arrested on 25.6.1994 and PW.23 Dharam Singh visited the spot. Accusedrespondents were charged for the above offence.