He also stated that he had been able to disarm the deceased and had caused some injuries to him thereafter.
During the companyrse of the trial, the appellant put up a defence that the injuries had been caused by him in the exercise of his right of private defence as the deceased who was an expert in karate had first attacked him and caused him an injury on the neck.
The ASI also recorded the statement of PW2 Sunita, sister of the deceased and PW4 Santosh.
While they were so involved, the appellant, Udaikumar, who was known to Rajesh, accompanied by an unknown person came there and holding Rajesh took him to the side saying that he had been summoned by one Ram Hallele.
Rajesh thereupon rushed towards the house of one Babar Saheb and narrated the incident to him and information was companyveyed by Babar Saheb to the police.
The dead body was also despatched for the post mortem.
He also arrested the accused and on his interrogation, a knife was duly recovered.
ASI Jukte recorded the statement of Rajesh, Ex.19 and on the basis, a formal FIR was registered at the Police Station.
The police reached the place shortly thereafter.
In the meanwhile, Rajesh had returned to the scene and numbericed that Shivraj was lying dead.
REPORTABLE CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.255/2006 HARJIT SINGH BEDI,J. This appeal by way of special leave arises out of the following facts On 22.10.1997, at about 5 or 5.30 p.m., PW1 Rajesh, the first informant along with Santosh Supekar and Shivraj, deceased were standing and talking outside the house of Santosh Supekar.
