submits that first injury was caused by the deceased/accused Run Sai and, thereafter, appellants No. 2 <S 3 have aiso assaulted the victim by means of club and blunt side of the axe as a result of wh.ich she sustained six injuries. He furthe" submits that the victim was unconscious fo" about one week and the Doctor has coEtegoricatly opined that if the yictim would not have been treat'ed promptly, she would have died. 8. I have heard counse!' for the par-ties and perused the materia] avaiiable on record including iudgment impugned. 9. Victim Kamla Bai (PVs/-l) in her couri' statement has stated that she was working as a Kotwar in the viltage and on the date of incident when she was cooking food in her house, accused persons who w/ere her neighbours reached there cmd they were carrying'weapons in the'r hands. She has stated that accused Moula Bakhsha had asked her as to why she is working as Kotwar and they wili kiil her so that service lcmd can be giyentothem.Shehasstatedth.atfirstth.edeceased/accused Rup Sai assaulted her with the help of club and thereafter, accused/appe!!<2it Np. 3 Chamba Bai gaye a lathi b!ow on her head and then other accused/appeilant No. 2 Pharharo Bai assaulted on her heo.d by the blunt side of the axe and, jjiereafter, the accused .ou\a Bakhsha took a club from the hand of deceased/accused Rup Sai and he too had assaulted her on hrf" hip. She has further stated thct on account of the injuries sustaiRed by 'J^er, she fel! down and became 'unconscTou.s. She has further stated tho.t after about 5 days she regained some consdousness but she became futly conscious OTter about 8 days. In cross-examinotion, this wi.triess stood firm to the statement made by her in the
