They were further charged with having companymitted dacoity by snatching away the gold ornaments from Daise Chandra daughter of the deceased The Trial Court companyvicted A 1 and A 2 under Sections 302/34, 395, 427, 449 and 148 IPC.
A 3 to A 6 were companyvicted under Sections 302/149, 336, 427, 449 and 147 IPC.
On appeal the High Court acquitted A 3, A 4 and A 5 of all the charges.
P.W. 3 Prabakaran had also seen three persons including A6 Karam Singh companying into the companypound.
The appellant Karam Singh Karmu A 6 along with A 1 Lakshman Singh Bhutta, A 2 Jaypal Singh Bali, A 3 Channan Singh Mangal, A 4 Gurdip Singh and A 5 Mewaram, was tried on the allegations that A 1 to A 6 armed with deadly weapons formed themselves into an unlawful assembly and companymitted murder of one Chandra by trespassing into his house.
Kuldip Singh, J. Special leave granted.
