appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated february 26 1958 of the punjab high companyrt in criminal appeal number 860 of 1957 arising out 1220 of the judgment and order dated december 23 1957 of the additional sessions judge at ambala in sessions number 20 of 1957 and trial number 32 of 1957.
their appeals were dismissed and their conviction and sentence were affirmed by the high companyrt.
she used to be left alone in the house with her child when banwari lal went to companyrt and vina went to school.
on this the appellant asked gurbachan singh number to remonstrate with prem as he was a mere boy.
4 enquired from prem as to why he had gone inside the police station.
it is significant that on the day of murder of nirmala devi in the afternumbern prem was present in the compound of the police station with a child in a perambulator.
according to the prosecution lie was an associate of the appellant who was posted at rupar in the capacity of a foot constable in the police force.
this prem was a youngster of about fourteen years of age at that time.
the appellant obtained from this companyrt special leave to appeal and in the present appeal the only question for consideration is whether the appellant was rightly companyvicted and sentenced for the murder of nirmala devi.
banwari lal had employed prem as a servant about four months before the murder of nirmala devi on february 12 1957.
criminal appellate jurisdiction criminal appeal number 77 of 1958.
har parshad and t. m. sen for the respondent.
the police station at which the appellant was posted was almost opposite to the house of banwari lal where prem was employed as a servant and there was every probability of the appellant and prem meeting.
with them also lived banwari lals sister vina a girl of about 16 to 17 years of age.
harnam singh and sadhu singh for the appellant.
the appellant was sentenced to death while prem was sentenced to imprisonment for life.
the appellant and prem appealed against their companyviction and sentence to the high court of punjab.
prem however used to remain at the house.
foot constable gurbachan singh p.w.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by imam j. the appellant and one prem were tried for the murder of nirmala devi wife of banwari lal a practising lawyer at rupar.
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