All the appellants were tried and companyvicted for offences punishable under Sections 147, 323/149 and 307/149 of the Indian Penal Code and were sentenced to one years rigorous imprisonment under Section 147, nine months rigorous imprisonment under Sections 323/149 and three years rigorous imprisonment under Sections 307/149 of the Indian Penal Code.
The High Court altered their companyvictions and companyvicted them under Sections 147, 323/149, Indian Penal Code and sentenced each one of them to one years and nine months rigorous imprisonment respectively and under Sections 325/149, Indian Penal Code for one and a half years rigorous imprisonment.
On 1 2 1976, the day of occurrence, Gopal Singh engaged PW 5 and others to cut the standing crop.
That case was also investigated and a charge sheet was laid.
After about 15 minutes all the eight accused in the case armed with lathis and dandas came there and inflicted injuries on the witnesses.
No doubt, there were other four injuries on the head but they were all simple.
The prosecution relied on the evidence of Gopal Singh, Rajveer and Ram Prasad who figured as eye witnesses.
They fully supported the prosecution case.
While so, the two accused, Ayub and Kaley Khan raised objections.
Ram Prasad, Bhim Singh, Parmanand and Kanchhid are sons of Ram Chandra.
During the pendency of the Appeal, Abdul Qaiyum is reported to have died.
The prosecution case is as follows Heta and Shri Ram are real brothers and Naubat and Ramchandra are sons of Heta.
Some of the appellants are more than 76 years of age and one of them has also died.
There were civil disputes because of which there was enmity.
The accused put forth a companynter version stating that the prosecution party also inflicted injuries on two of the accused persons.
Qaiyum and Ayub are related as son and father.
The occurrence is said to have taken place in the year 1976.
A report was given at 10.45 a.m. The Sub Inspector, PW 6, registered the crime and brought the injured persons to the hospital.
They preferred an appeal before the High Court.
Kaley Khan and Sayeed are brothers of Ayub.
Dr. Zuberi examined the injured persons and one of the injuries inflicted on Ram Prasad was found on metacarpal bone.
There are eight appellants in this appeal.
That is how the injury became grievous.
