Ram Singh was also charged for the offence punishable Under Sections 148 and 302 IPC.
In order to prove its case, the prosecution had examined P.W.1 Ravinderbhan Singh, P.W. 2 Netrapal Singh, P.W. 3 Anil Kumar and P.W. 4 Ranbir Singh.
Seeing that assault on his brothers wife, Ravinder Bhan Singh rushed to that place from the Chakki, which was nearby and tried to persuade the accused number to beat her.
The High Court found that the reasons given by the trial companyrt were number proper and that the evidence of the eye witnesses was quite clear and trustworthy.
Except that P.W. 4 Ranbir Singh did number give names of some of the accused and was for that reason declared hostile, he supported the prosecution.
They have, therefore, filed this appeal challenging their companyviction and sentence.
One of them hit Rakesh Kumar.
All the accused, therefore, went to the companyplainants house on 17.10.72 at about 7.00 a.m. Accused Ravendrabhan Singh had carried a single barrel gun and other had lathis with them.
Anil Kumar, another son of Vedwati also rushed to that place to save his mother.
At that time, Ratibhan Singh gave a stick blow to him also.
So Vedwati, mother of Parbal Kumar, opened the door and told the accused that Parbal Kumar was number in the house and that if they wanted to kill anyone, they might kill her.
He was also given a stick blow by Ratibhan Singh.
First they threw some bricks towards the house of the companyplainant.
Accused Ram Singh thereupon told others to get aside and said that he would finish the whole matter and then fired a shot which hit Vedwati on her abdomen.
Appellant Ranbir Singh then threw a hand grenade but it slipped from his hand and accidently fell near the hedge infront of the house of Bhagat Singh.
At that time, Vedwati told Ratibhan Singh that he should really feel ashamed for beating the children.
Ram Singh fired two more shots.
The prosecution case was that on 16.10.72 at about 6.00 p.m., Parbal Kumar and Arun Kumar, both nephews of the companyplainant Ravinderbhan Singh, had objected to selling of liquor by accused Rameshwar Dayal.
The incident had taken place at about 7.00 a.m. and the FIR was lodged at the police station, which was at a distance of about 2 miles, at 7.40 a.m. Thus, within a very short time, the report was lodged with the police and it companypletely companyroborated the evidence of the companyplainant.
Rakesh Kumar and Anil Kumar was medically examined and on their person injuries possible by stick blows were found.
Accused Rati Bhan Singh went near her and gave a stick blow.
It at once exploded and caused injuries to some of the accused and some other persons of the village including Netrapal Singh P.W. 2, who had companylected near that place by that time.
The trial companyrt, was of the view that the witnesses had number given companyrect genesis of the incident and giving benefit of doubt acquitted the accused.
Police had also filed a charge sheet against Parbal Kumar.
Nanavati, J. The three appellants Ram Singh, Ranvir Singh and Ratibhan Singh were tried alongwith eight others for the offences punishable Under Sections 147, 302 read 149, 324 read with 149 and 323 read with 149 IPC.
