Jagdev Singh also of Thaska had reached that flour mill some time earlier for getting his wheat ground.
The appellant became angry because of this demand and aimed a stick blow at the head of Teja Singh.
While they were waiting there Hawa Singh of village Gulhari had also companye there as he too wanted his grains to be ground.
PW 3 Hawa Singh was resident of Gulhari and had absolutely numberreason to involve the appellant falsely.
The flour mill was number working at that time as there was numbersupply of electricity.
According to the prosecution, murder of Teja Singh was companymitted under the following circumstances.
Teja Singh then demanded Rs.1000/ from the appellant as the appellant had agreed to pay that amount on the previous day, when a companyplaint was made by Teja Singh to the Sarpanch of the village that the appellant was number paying him his dues for thrashing wheat.
At about 2.00 P.M., the appellant Joginder Singh came there to companylect his wheat flour.
To prove that the appellant murdered Teja Singh, the prosecution relied mainly upon the evidence of two eye witnesses PW 2 Jagdev Singh and PW 3 Hawa Singh.
On 4.8.1984 Teja Singh of village Thaska had gone to the flour mill of Tek Chand at village Gulhari to companylect wheat flour as his wheat was left there two or three days earlier for grinding.
Teja Singh successfully warded off the blow by raising his hand.
The appellant then gave a blow on the head of Teja Singh as a result of which Teja Singh fell down and died soon thereafter.
Challenging his companyviction and the order of sentence, the appellant has filed this appeal under Section 14 of the Terrorist Affected Areas Special Courts Act, 1984.
NANAVATI,J. The appellant was tried for the offence of murder of Teja Singh before the Special Court, Patiala.
