SANTOSH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THESE two jail appeals-one by accused Anandiya and the other by accused Santosh Kumar and Kanhaiya Lal alias Collector-are directed against the judgment of the learned Sessions Judge, Bhilwara dated February 22, 1983 convicting and sentencing them as under:- S. No. Name of the accused Section Sentence awarded 1. Anandiya (i) 302, IPC Imprisonment of life. (ii) 302/34" Imprisonment of life. 2.Santosh Kumar (i) 302/34" Imprisonment of life. (ii) 324" One year's rigorous imprisonment. Imprisonment 3. Kanhaiya Lal alias Collector 302/34 IPC Imprisonment of life.

(2.) THE facts and circumstances leading to the prosecution and conviction of the appellants, run as under:

(3.) BEFORE proceeding further, we may point out that the prosecution has examined five ocular witnesses, each of whom has claimed to have seen the occurrence. They are: PW 1 Ganpatlal, PW 2 Madan Lal, PW 4 Hari Prasad, PW 5 Gajraj and PW 6 Mst. Batul.