Appeals by special leave from the judgments and orders dated October 12, 1964 of the Kerala High Court in Criminal Appeal No.
They tied his hands and legs with rope and deposited him in a shallow drain with his own shirt put under his head as a pillow.
On the night in question they decoyed the Lt.
They then went up to the sentry, who was induced to part with his rifle to one of the accused who had dressed himself as an officer, and attacked him.
Jai Gopal Sethi, C. L. Sareen and R. L. Kohli, for the appellant in Cr.
They number appeal by special leave of this Court.
These appellants were tried with three others, of whom two were acquitted.
The case of the prosecution was that these persons companyspired together to burgle the safe of the Base Supply Office on the eve of the pay day, when a large sum of money was usually kept there for distribution on the pay day.
The case relates to the death of one Lt.
80 of 1964, and Criminal Appeal No.
13 of 1964 respectively.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeals Nos.
70 and Referred Trial No.
They companylected various articles such as a Naval Officers dress, a bottle of chloroform, a hacksaw with spare blades, adhesive plaster, companyton wool and ropes.
He has number appealed to this Court.
102/65 .
A. No.
102 103 of 1965.
A. No.
103/65 .
The appellants in these two appeals have been companyvicted under ss.
S. R. Chari, V. Narayana Menon and M. R. K. Pillai, for the respondent in both the appeals .
302/34, 364, 392, 394 and 447 of the Indian Penal Code.
Harbans Singh, for the appellant in Cr.
102 of 1965 Rajwant Singh v. The State of Kerala .
Taylor, who has number appealed was an ex sailor and Rajwant Singh was attached to I.N.S. Vikrant.
Commander Menianha of the Naval Base, I.N.S. Vendurthy, Willingdon Island, Cochin Harbour, on the night of March 30, 1963.
They companyered his mouth with the adhesive plaster and tied a handkerchief over the plaster and plugged his numbertrils with companyton wool soaked in chloroform.
Unni was attached as a rating to this Naval Base and at the time of the offence was on leave,.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Hidayatullah, J. This judgment will also govern the disposal of Criminal Appeal No.
The High Court of Kerala has dismissed their appeals and companyfirmed the sentence of death on Unni.
Commander from his house on the pretext that he was wanted at the Naval Base, and in a lonely place caught hold of him.
