BHOMA RAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) SINCE these two appeals are directed against one and the same judgment of the learned Additional Sessions Judse, Raisinghnagar dated November 13, 1981, they were heard together and are decided by a common judgment. By the judgment aforesaid, the learned Additional Sessions Judge convicted the accused Bhoma Ram under Section 302 and accused Ram Chandra and Laxmi Chand under Section 302 read with Sections 34 and 109, IPC and sentenced each of them to imprisonment for life and a fine of Rs. 1000/ - in default of the payment of fine to further undergo six months' rigorous imprisonment. Accused Bhoma Ram was further convicted under Section 25 of the Arms Act, but no separate punishment was awarded to him for this offence.

(2.) THE incident is alleged to have taken place at about 9.45 p.m. on July 10, 1980 at the bus stand, Suratgarh, in which one Madan Lal Jodhki, aged about 21 years, was shot dead by accused Bhoma Ram at the instigation of accused Ram Chandra and Laxmi Chand.

(3.) WE have heard the learned amicus curiae and Mr Doongar Singh for the appellants and the learned Public Prosecutor for the State. We have also gone through the case file carefully.