Appeal by Special Leave granted by the Supreme Court by its Order dated the 3rd September, 1954 from the Judgment and Order dated the 15th June 1954 of the High Court of Judicature for the State of Punjab at Simla in Criminal in Appeal No.
287 of 1954 arising out of the Judgment and Order dated the 14th April 1954 of the Court of Additional Sessions Judge in Session Case No.
The appellant was armed with a takwa.
Numerous injuries were found on the person of Sadhu Ram.
It is alleged that the appellant along with others assaulted Sadhu Ram.
at the shop of Vas Dev P. W. 2.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.
4 of 1954.
According to the doctor, who held the postmortem examination, injuries 1, 3 and 4 were due to a heavy sharp edged weapon and companyld be caused by a takwa.
On the facts alleged by the prosecution there can be numberdoubt that Sadhu Ram was killed on the 5th of November, 1953, at about 6 45 P.m.
January 25.
1204 Gopal Singh and P. G. Gokhale, for the respondent.
132 of 1954.
G. Sethi, Naunit Lal, with him , for the appellant.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by IMAM J. This appeal by Nanak Chand companyes by special leave against the judgment of the Punjab 1 High Court.
It was denied by the prosecution that the deceased was assaulted by any other person with a takwa.
The appellant was companyvicted by the High Court under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and the sentence of death passed on him by the Additional Sessions Judge of Jullundur was company firmed.
According to the Medical evidence, injuries 1, 3 and 4 individually, as well as companylectively, were enough to cause death in the ordinary companyrse of nature.
