On November 24, 1971 Paras Nath and his son, Radhey Shyam, took their evening meal at about 6 p.m. and retired for the night.
Radhey Shyam was sleeping on a company in the Manai while Paras Nath was sleeping on a Takhat.
At about 11 a.m. the next day Radhey Shyam lodged the First Information Report at the police station which is at a distance of about 7 miles from the scene of occurrence.
Lalai gave a number of blows on the neck and face of Paras Nath as a result of which he died instantaneously.
Chandrachud, J. The appellants, Lalai alias Dindoo and Ram Ajore were companyvicted by the learned Sessions Judge, Faizabad, on the charge that they had companymitted the murder of one Paras Nath.
It is alleged that at about 10 30 p.m. the appellants went near the Takhat, Lalai being armed with a Gandasa and his brother Ram Ajore with a spear.
