these witnesses were also examined in order to establish the main incident and their evidence in that regard was also accepted by the learned judge.
having found that these witnesses were trustworthy and that their evidence established the case of the prosecution the learned judge proceeded to companysider whether as companytended by ganga ram and ram swarup the shot was fired by ram swarup in exercise of the right of private defence.
it may be that the gun fire injured the deceased rather than those who were belaboring ganga ram with lathis.
hot words followed during which the deceased asserting his authority said that he was the thekedar of the market and his word was final.
appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated the 13th october 1971 of the allahabad high companyrt in crl.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by chandrachud j. on the morning of june 7 1970 in the subzi mandi at badaun u.p.
the deceased declined to sell it saying that it was already marked for anumberher customer.
k. garg and santokh singh for respondent number 2.
ganga ram and his three sons ram swarup somi and subhash were prosecuted in companynection with that incident.
somi and subhash were acquitted of all the charges as also was ganga ram of a charge under section 307 of the penal code in regard to an alleged knife attack on one nanak chand.
criminal appellate jurisdiction criminal appeal number 192 of 1972.
at about 7 a.m. on that day ganga ram is alleged to have gone to the market to purchase a basket of melons.
they were also companyvicted under the arms act and sentenced to companycurrent terms of imprisonment.
p. uniyal and o. p. rana for the appellants frank anthony a. k. garg santokh singh and ramesh sharma for respondent number 1.
ganga ram was companyvicted under section302 read with section 34 and was sentenced to imprisonment for life.
number 672 of 1971.
nurrudin ahmed and u. p. singh for the companyplainant.
the high companyrt of allahabad has acquitted ganga ram and ram swarup in an appeal filed by them and has dismissed the appeal filed by the state government challenging the acquittal of somi and subhash.
ram swarup was companyvicted by the learned sessions judge badaun under section 302 panel companye and was sentenced to death.
a person called sahib datta mal alias munimji was shot dead.
