After seeing the procession at about 3 a.m. in the night these persons came to the booking office at the Railway Station Damoh as they had to buy tickets for taking the train to Aslama.
His appeal was dismissed by the High Court.
He was carrying a naked sword.
3.85 in the palm of his left hand.
The appellant touched the palm of Ram Singh with the tip of his sword, and lifted the money.
P.W. 1 also informed the Station Master, On receiving a telephonic call from the Station Master the policemen arrived in a lorry and disarmed, arrested and took away Ram Shanker Appellant.
P.W. 1 informed about the incident to companystable Shaikh Karim P.W. 4 who was on duty at the Railway Station.
He has number companye before us in appeal by special leave under Article 136 of the Constitution, The prosecution case against the appellant, as it emerges from the record was that on Dassara Day, the 17th October, 1972, ten persons including P.W. 1 and P.W. 3 of village Maniriban and P.W. 2 a resident of village Aslama, came to Damoh to see procession of Goddess Kali.
The appellant then carried away the money and entered the Booking Office.
While Ram Singh was companynting the money the appellant suddenly appeared.
He was carrying Rs.
Ram Singh then stood in the queue before the ticket window.
The appellant Ram Shankar was tried and companyvicted by the Sessions Judge Bench under Sections 392/397, I.P.C. and sentenced under the latter companynt to seven years rigorous imprisonment which is the minimum punishment prescribed for that offence.
All these eleven persons gave 35 paise each to Ram Singh P.W. 1 and asked him to purchase tickets for all of them.
There was a big crowd at the Booking Office.
