The Second Additional Sessions Judge, Bilaspur acquitted 12 persons and companyvicted the remaining 8 under Section 302 read with Section 149 and other sections on whom a sentence of imprisonment for life was imposed.
According to Padumram the appellant shouted that the deceased be killed The latter was assaulted by Chaviram and Bundram with an iron fitted lathi and Tabbal respectively.
Originally 20 persons were companymitted to stand the trial under Section 302, IPC, read with Section 149 and other sections.
The facts briefly are that one Khulesar was murdered on October 25, 1966 at 12 numbern in village Kawali in the district of Bailaspur in Madhya Pradesh.
The party to which Satyanarain belonged was companymonly known as Zakar Party.
One was led by the deceased Khulesar while the other was led by one of the accused Prem Singh.
A number of proceedings and cross proceedings had taken place between these parties particularly under Section 107, Cr.
This is an appeal by special leave from a judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
The eyewitnesses were four, namely, PW 1 Padumram, PW 4 Nathu, PW 7 Banmali and PW 8 Ram Rattan.
The present appellant filed an appeal to the High Court.
All these appeals were disposed of by a companymon judgment by which the companyviction of all the appellants were upheld.
The other companyvicted persons also preferred appeals.
The remaining accused showered blows with lathis and Tabbal.
In that report the name of the appellant was number mentioned.
Nathu did number mention the name of the appellant at all in his statement as one of the assailants.
P.C. The first information report of the occurrence was lodged by Rooplal P.W. 5 who was number an eye witness.
