The occurrence is alleged to have taken place in front of the house of Rikhi Lal on the road leading from Ganeshi Lals manure heap to his house.
By way of revenge, Rameshwars brother Ram Prakash, Rikhi Lals companylateral Ram Nath and their alleged associate Rajan are stated to have attacked Ganeshi Lal at about 8 a.m. on July 19, 1966.
The Allahabad High Court has rejected their appeal and has also companyfirmed the sentence of death.
Ram Prakash and Ram Nath are stated to have used knives and Rajjan a dagger karoli .
Ganesh Lal was given several blows and was stabbed even after he had fallen down.
They have appealed to this companyrt by special leave.
As regards the partisan and inimical nature of their evidence, the view of the High Court was that at least two, if number three of the eye witnesses were independent and impartial and there was numberreason why their testimony should number be believed.
The first information report was lodged by Nathu Ram at 9.30 a.m. at Derapur police station which is at a distance of 6 miles from village Jarauli where the occurrence took place.
On July 13, 1966, Rikhi Lal, Rameshwar and others were companymitted to the Court of Sessions to stand their trial under Sections 147 and 326 of the Indian Penal Code, for causing grievous hurt to Ganeshi Lal.
The High Court also said that the third appellant Rajjan appeared to have joined the other two because he was their friend and associate and he has number been able to suggest any particular reason why he should have been falsely implicated in the case.
Grover, J. The three appellants were companyvicted under Section 302, read with Section 34, Indian Penal Code, by the learned temporary Civil and Sessions Judge, Kanpur and were sentenced to death for the murder of Ganeshi Lal on July 19, 1966.
He was returning home after throwing some companydung on his manure heap.
