DHONKAL SINGH Vs. STATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is an appeal by Dhokal Singh and Narain who have been convicted and sentenced under sec. 395 I. P. C. by the Additional Sessions Judge, Churu.

(2.) THE case relates to a dacoity which took place in village Rajedu on the 6th August, 1949, at about 5 P. M. It is said that six dacoits who were riding on four camels came to the village and invaded the house of Hariram Mahajan. Four of the dacoits were armed with guns,, and the remaining two with a spear and a lathi. THEy gave beating to Hariram and his wife, and looted Hariram's house and also that of his brother Sheonarain, and removed cash, ornaments, clothes etc. THE matter was reported by Hariram at police station Bapou ; but as the dacoits were not known we do not find any mention of their names in that report. It is said that during the course of the investigation, the police came to know the names of the six dacoits through an informer. THEreafter, there was an encounter between a party of dacoits and the police in Metra Tehsil on the 16th August, 1949. In that encounter, one Bagla was killed while Narain appellant was arrested along two others. Dhokal Singh was later arrested in connection with another dacoity case of Nagaur District. Eventually these two appellants were prosecuted and tried before the Additional Sessions Judge, Churu, who has convicted both of them.