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Dr.ARIJIT PASAYAT,J.
Challenge in this appeal is to the judgment of a Division Bench of the Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench holding the appellant guilty of offence punishable under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ( in short 'IPC'). Eight persons faced trial for allegedly committing murder of one Gyan Chand (hereinafter referred to as the 'deceased') on 11.11.1993 which happened to be on the election day for the one Assembly election constituency. One of the accused persons was acquitted by the trial court and seven persons were convicted in terms of Section 302 read with Sections 149 and 148 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ( in short 'IPC'). They were also convicted of some minor offences. During the pendency of the appeal before the High Court, one of the accused-