They took 10 litres of petrol and 1/2 litre moboil.
The trial companyrt companyvicted him of the said offences and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for seven years.
They did number pay the price of the petrol and instead assaulted Jugal Behari Lal Gupta.
Hari Om was armed with a danda and the other two with a revolver and a knife.
Hence this appeal by Puttan.
The High Court at Allahabad upheld the companyviction and sentence awarded by the trial companyrt.
The trial companyrt did number believe the identification evidence in respect of Badshah singh and acquitted him.
Puttan was, however, companyvicted on the basis of the testimony of Jugal behari Lal Gupta and his employee Habib.
The trial of Hari Om was separated as he was detained under MISA at the relevant time.
The alleged occurrence took place on December 4, 1973.
Trial companyrt rejected the testimony of Habib as he had turned hostile.
In a separate trial accused Hari Om was also acquitted.
Hari Om snatched Rs.
1000/ from the drawer kept at the petrol pump and thereafter all the three drove away on the motor cycle.
Identification parade was held more than six months thereafter on July 29, 1974.The companyrt came to the companyclusion that it was number safe to companyvict Hari Om on the sole testimony of Jugal Behari Lal Gupta.
The appellant was arrested on January 23, 1974.
According to the prosecution Hari Om along with Badshah Singh and Puttan came on a motor cycle to the petrol pump owned by Judgal Behari Lal Gupta.
Kuldip Singh, J. Puttan, alongwith Hari Om and Badshah Singh, was charged under Section 394 read with Section 397 Indian Penal Code.
