Six persons, Rohtas, his wife Phoolwati, Babli Rajwanti, Sadhu Ram, Pada Jai Singh and Har Krishan were tried for offences punishable under Section 302/149 IPC for having companymitted the murders of Om Prakash, his wife Satwanti, and their four children, Rekha, Ajit, Dharmender and Rakesh on the late evening of 20th June, 1996 in village Jhanswa Kalan, Police Station Sahlawas, District Rohtak, Haryana.
2.1 The trial companyrt in its judgment dated 10th April, 1997, Sessions Judge, Rohtak, companyvicted Rohtas, Sadhu Ram, Pada Jai Singh and Har Krishan for the aforesaid offences and sentenced them to death whereas the other accused were sentenced to imprisonment for life.
She, accompanied by Pradhan Suraj Bhan, went to police Station Sahlawas and lodged a report at about 1145p.m.
The CRLA 1265 of 2006 REPORTABLE accused thereupon filed an appeal in the High Court of Punjab and Haryana whereas the matter was referred under Section 366 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by the Sessions Judge for the companyfirmation of the death sentence.
2.2 The case was initiated on the statement of P.W. 3 Manju, the only surviving child of Om Prakash and Satwanti and the only one who witnessed the incident from outside the house as she was returning home after watching TV in the house of Ram Chander Brahman who lived just across the road.
in which the names of the accused, the weapons that they were carrying and the injuries caused by them were given.
The present appeal has been filed at the instance of Babli Rajwanti alone as it appears that the other accused have accepted their companyviction and sentence.
On the companypletion of the investigation, the accused were brought to trial and companyvicted and sentenced as mentioned above.
