17. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and going through the materials on record, this Court finds that P.W.-8 Rahman Ansari is the informant of the case and one of the injured-victim of the case. In his evidence, he deposed that on 04.11.1997 at about 8 A.M., he was cutting paddy crops in his own land and in the meanwhile, the petitioners and Mangar Mohali came to his field and abused them by saying that why were they cutting the paddy crops. Upon protest by him, the accused persons started assaulting him. Dablu Tiwari gave sword blow on his head, Feku gave tangi blow on his right hand causing cut injury in his finger. Mahadeo Mohali assaulted him by rod and other accused persons also assaulted by lathi, sword, bhala and tangi. When Israil Mian came to rescue him, he was also assaulted by the accused persons and he sustained injuries. On hearing halla, several villagers assembled at the place of occurrence and then the accused persons fled away. He further stated that written report was scribed by one Kurban Mian on his dictation, which he had found true and had signed over it, which has been marked as Exhibit-2. In his cross-examination, he denied any previous litigation of land dispute with the accused persons and also denied that Deori P.S. Case No.123/1997 was instituted by the accused persons against him and others for the same occurrence, rather admitted that in that case, he is an accused, which is registered under Section 302/307 of Indian Penal Code. He further admitted that he did not go to the police station to inform that the accused persons were forbidding him from cutting his own crops. He further admitted that when he raised alarm, Israil Mian came to rescue him and thereafter, Rauf Ansari, Salim Mian (P.W.-4), Mansoor Ansari (P.W.-6) etc.
