Summarize the following court judgment. minal Appeal No. 618 of 1985. From the Judgment and Order dated 17.5.1984 of the Allahabad High Court in Criminal Appeal No. 564 of 1977. R.L. Kohli	 and C.P. Lal for the Appellant. S.P. Pandey and A.S. Pundir for the Respondent. The Judgment of the Court was delivered by 584 N.P. SINGH	 J. The appellant along with Radhey Shayam and Munni Lal	 was put on trial for an offence under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Penal Code	 for having committed the murder of Gokaran Prasad on 24.11.1975 at about 5.00 P.M. It is the case of the prosecution that the deceased along with his brother	 Parbhu Dayal PW 1	 on 24.11.1975	 had one to the Court of Tehsildar at Sitapur to attend their case	 which had been fixed for hearing. The case was	 however	 postponed. In the evening they were returning to village. On Sitapur Lucknow Road. at about 5.00 P.M. the three accused persons	 all armed with Bankas	 emerged from the field of Rani Saheba and ran towards to deceased. PW 1 started shouting for help. The deceased fell down on the brick stack. It is said that the appellant Ram Asrey pressed down the deceased	 while Radhey Shyam and Munni Lal gave the blows with Bankas. The occurrence was witnessed by Parbhu Dayal	 PW 1	 Jagannath	 PW 5	 and Narain	 PW 6. In respect of the motive for the commission of the offence. it is said that two years prior to the occurrence aforesaid	 accused Radhey Shyam had erected a wall in front of the house of the deceased	 who resisted and did not allow the wall to be constructed. For that Radhey Shyam was prosecuted and because of that he bore a grudge against the deceased. The First Information Report was lodged by PW 1 at about 6.45 P.M.	 in which he gave the details of the occurrence and named PW 5 and PW 6 as the eyewitnesses of the occurrence. The Investigating Officer visited the spot	 made the inquest and sent the body for post mortem	 which was held the next day. During post mortem examination	 the following injuries were found "1. Incised wound 7 cms. x. 1 cm. x bone deep on the right side of head 6 cms. above the right eye brow. Lacerated wound 4 cms. x. 1.5 cms. x scalp deep in the mid line of head 6 cms. above the root of nose. Lacerated wound 4 cms. x 1.5 cms. x bone deep on the left side of head 3 cms. above left eye brow. Lacerated wound 4.5 cms. x 1 cm. x bone deep on the outer part of left eye brow extending down on the outer side of the outer angle. of left eye and below its level. 585 5. Incised wound 8 cms. x 3 cms. x scalp deep on the back of head 	on the left side of middle line 5 cms. behind the left ear. Incised wound 11 cms. x 3 cms. x vertebrae bone deep 4 cms. below the right ear and 2.5 cms. below left angle of left lower jaw at the level of the body of third cervical vertebrae	 underneath of injury oecsophagus. Thyroid cartilage and neck vessels of both the sides out. Incised wound 2.5 cms. x.5 cm. x muscle deep over the front of 1st Pharyanx region of right thumb. Incised wound 9 cms. x 2 cms. x muscle deep over the palmar aspect of left hand starting from the web of left thumb and index finger going inner and upper side towards the wrist. " According to the doctor	 who held the post mortem examination	 the incised wound might have been caused by weapon like Banka. He	 however	 pointed out that Banka had a sharp edge on one side and blunt on the other. He stated "Injury No. 2	 3	 4 might be caused by some blunt weapon. Injury No. 4 might be caused by some blunt side of the banka. As in my opinion blunt part of the banka is about 1 cm. in width	 injury No. 2 and 3 might be caused by sharp fall on the heap of Bajri. Injury No. 2 and 3 might be caused by blunt part of bank a if its width was 1.4 cms. " In cross examination he states "Injuries No. 2	 3 and 4 are likely to be caused by lathi. There was a fraction of fractured bone below injury No. 2. The injury No. 2 is likely to occur if heavy weight weapon is struck with considerable force. The injury No. 3 might occur by fall on the Bajri. If anyone fall with face side in addition to injury Nos. 2 and 3 other abrasions are likely to occur on the face. " Again	 in cross examination about injuries Nos. 2	 3 and 4	 he has stated that they are likely to be caused with lathi portion. 586 The Trial Court on consideration of the evidence came to the conclusion that prosecution had failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. On that finding the accused persons were acquitted. The State Government filed an appeal against the judgment of acquittal. During the pendency of the appeal	 the main accused Radhey Shyam died. The High Court	 however	 after referring to the different facts and circumstances of the case	 recorded a finding that the charge levelled against the two accused persons	 namely	 the appellant and Munni Lal	 had been proved beyond reasonable doubt. On that finding the High Court convicted the appellant along with Munni Lal	 for an offence under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Penal Code and sentenced each of them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life. This appeal	 under Section 379 of the Criminal Procedure ( 'ode	 has been filed on behalf of Ram Asrey	 the appellant. We are informed that Munni Lal has not preferred any appeal to this Court. On behalf of the appellant it was urged that the Trial Court had rightly disbelieved the evidence of the three eye witnesses PW 1. PW 5 and PW 6 because of the inherent improbabilities in their deposition and lack of consistency and there was no occasion for the High Court while hearing the appeal against acquittal to reverse the finding recorded about their credibility. It was also pointed out that so far Jaoannath	 PW 5	 is concerned	 he has been disbelieved not only by the Trial Court but even by the High Court saying that he has changed his statement from stage to stage	 to make it consistent with the statement of PW 1. The High Court has observed in respect of PW 5 "We may	 therefore	 exclude his testimony from consideration	 not so much because he might not have been present at the spot but because there are elements in his testimony which make it unsafe to place reliatice on it having been once disbelieved by the Trial Court. That is the true angle in which the evidence must be considered by this Court when dealing with an appeal against acquittal. " It was urged that the same approach should have been adopted in respect of Narain PW 6	 who claimed to have accompanied PW 5	 PW 6	 has stated that he had clone that day to the market of khairabad to get Salim Mistry for repairing his Chakki	 but Salim Mistry was not available and when he was returning to village he met PW 5 in the market of Khairabad and both of them started for their village. 587 He has further stated that at about 5 P.M. he saw the deceased and PW Ion Sitapur Lucknow Road. Then he claimed to have seen the accused persons coming out from the field of Rani Saheba. According to him	 this appellant held down the deceased	 while the other two accused persons Radhey Shyam and Munni Lal struck the deceased with Bankas and caused his death. The High Court has observed that if the testimony of PW 6 is examined in the light of surrounding circumstances	 then it is consistent with the version of PW 1 and	 as such	 the evidence of PW 1 receives adequate corroboration. The High Court has rightly pointed out that PW 6 was not connected with the prosecution party in any manner and there was no reason for him to depose falsely	 claiming to be an eye witness of the occurrence. As such	 his evidence can be taken into consideration to corroborate the evidence of the informant PW 1. On behalf of the appellant	 it was said about PW 1 that on his own statement	 he lodged the First Information Report	 on the basis of a report written by Lallu Ram PW 8 at the spot	 which he took to Police Station Khairabad. This aspect of the matter has been dealt with in the judgment under appeal. We are in complete agreement. That merely because PW 1 lodged the First Information Report on basis of a report prepared by PW 8	 by itself shall not affect the prosecution version. The matter would have been different. if the accused persons had shown some oblique motive on the part of PW 8	 who is said to have prepared the report. The occurrence took place at about 5.00 P.M. and the First lnformation Report was lodged at 6.45 P.M. with in two hours	 the police station being at the distance of four miles from the place of occurrence. In the First Information Report the same version of the occurrence was disclosed	 which has been stated in Court. Apart from naming himself	 PW 1 also named PW 5 and PW 6 as eye witnesses of the occurrence. The Investigating Officer reached the place of occurrence at 9.00 P.M. the same evening. In such a situation there does not appear to be any scope for concoction of a false case to implicate the accused persons leaving out the real culprits. PW 1 being the brother of the deceased	 his going to the Court of Tehsildar at Sitapur and returning to village with the deceased is most natural. His evidence cannot be rejected merely on the ground that he happened to be the brother of the victim. It has been repeatedly pointed out by this Court that near relations will be the last persons to leave out the real culprits and to implicate those who have not participated in the crime. Taking all facts and circumstances into consideration. we are of the view that prosecution has been able to prove the case as disclosed in the First Information Report against the accused persons and there is no reason to reject the same. The next question which has to be examined is as to whether so far the 588 appellant is concerned who	 according to the prosecution case itself	 has not given any Banka blow to the victim	 but is said to have pressed down the deceased	 before the other two accused persons Radhey Shyam and Munni Lal had given the blows	 should have been held guilty for an offence under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Penal Code. It was pointed out that the appellant was a school student and there was no reason on his part to share the common intention of committing the murder of the victim. In this connection	 reference was made to the injuries found on the person of the victim during the post mortem examination. It was pointed out that the injuries were not consistent with the prosecution case that the other two accused persons caused those injuries with Bankas. About injuries Nos. 2	 3 and 4 the Doctor	 who held the post mortem examination	 has clearly stated that they must have been caused by some blunt weapon. In respect of injury No. 4	 he has said that it might have been caused by the blunt side of the Banka. This itself shows that amongst the two participants in tile occurrence. They had different intentions. One out of the two assailants i.e. Radhey Shyam and Munni Lal had used the back side of the Banka. If one of the two assailants had used the back side of the Banka	 then from this conduct it can be reasonably inferred that such assailant had not the intention to cause the death of the victim	 otherwise there was no reason to use the back side of the Banka	 instead of sharp side which in normal course could have caused the death of the victim. However	 so far the present appeal is concerned	 we are not concerned with either of the two other accused persons. But this circumstance can be taken into consideration for judging the role played by the appellant. According	 to us	 by merely pressing down the victim before the other two accused persons assaulted him	 it cannot be held that appellant had shared the common intention of causing the death of the victim. In the facts and circum stances of the case	 of course	 it has to be held that he shared only the common intention of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. He can be attributed with the intention that the injuries	 which were being caused by the other two accused persons	 were likely to cause the death of the victim. Accordingly	 we set aside the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 read with Section 34	 as well as his sentence to imprisonment for life. He is convicted under Section 304	 Part 1	 read with Section 34 of the Penal Code and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for ten years. The appeal is accordingly allowed in part to the extent indicated above. S.K. Appeal Partly allowed.

The appellant alongwith Radhey Shyam and Munni Lal were charged with the murder of Gokaran Prasad on 24.11.1975 at about 5 PM. The Trial Court on consideration of the evidence concluded that the prosecution has failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubts and acquitted the accused persons. On appeal	 the High Court appreciating the facts and circumstances of the case convicted Munni Lal along with the appellant for an offence under Section 302 read with 34 I.P.C. and sentenced each of them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life. During the pendency of the appeal the main accused Radhey Shyam died. This appeal is against the High Court 's Judgment under Section 379 of the code of Criminal Procedure. Allowing the Appeal in part	 HELD : 1. The High Court has rightly pointed out that PW 6 was not connected with the prosecution party in any manner and there was no reason for him to depose falsely	 claiming to be an eye witness of the occurrence. As such	 his evidence can be taken into consideration. to corroborate the evidence of the informant PW 1. (587 C) 2. The occurrence took place at about 5 P.M. and the first information report was lodged at 6.45 P.M. within two hours	 the Police Station being at the distance of four miles from the place of occurrence. In the first information report the same version of the occurrence was disclosed	 which has been stated in Court. Apart from naming himself	 PW 1 also named PW 5 and PW 582 6 as eye witness of the occurrence. The Investigating Officer reached the place of the occurrence at 9. P.M. the same evening. In such a situation there does not appear to be any scope for concoction of a false case to implicate the accused persons leaving out the real culprits. PW 1 being the brother of the deceased	 his going to the Court of Tehsildar at Sitapur and returning to village with the deceased is most natural. His evidence cannot he rejected merely on the ground that he happened to be the brother of the victim. It has been repeatedly pointed out by this Court that near relations will be the last persons to leave out the real culprits and to implicate those who have not participated in the crime. Taking all facts and circumstances into consideration	 the prosecution has been able to prove the case as disclosed in FIR against the accused persons. (587 E G) 3.The appellant was a school student and there was no reason on his part to share the common intention of committing the murder of the victim. By merely pressing down the victim before the other two accused persons	 assaulted him	 it cannot be held that appellant had shared the common intention of causing the death of the victim. In the facts and circumstances of the case it has to he held that he shared only the common intention of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. He can be attributed with the intention that the injuries	 which were being caused by the other two accused persons	 were likely to cause the death of the victim. (588 E F) 4. The conviction of the appellant under Section 302 read with 34 I.P.C. as well as his sentence to imprisonment for life is set aside. He is convicted under Section 304	 Part 1	 read with Section 34 of the Penal Code sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for ten years. (588 G)