Order.- This revision case is directed against an order committing thepetitioners to take their trial under sections 148, and 302 read with 149 beforethe Court of Session. The case of the prosecution was that two years prior to the occurrence A-1removed the stones from the land of the deceased about which the deceased sent apetition to the Revenue Authorities. This is said to be the grievance of A-1.A-1 was the Village Munsif and perhaps being afraid of him, the deceased and hisfather-in-law left the village and settled down temporarily at Proddatur. It isalleged that in their absence, the house of the deceased was looted by thefollowers of A-1. When the deceased was taking away his belonging in a bullockcart it is alleged that A-1’s followers attacked the cart and took away thearticles. The deceased and his father-in-law again changed their residence andmoved to another village. A-6, it is said filed O.S. No. 361 of 1964 before theDistrict Munsif, Proddatur for recovery of a sum of Rs. 1,845/- and it stoodposted for 4th March 1965 The deceased and P.W. 1 went to Proddatur on 3rdMarch, 1965, in order to attend the Court the next day and took their meals at 8p.m., in the hotel of one Subbamma. After taking their meals when they weresitting on the pial of the hotel, the accused are said to have come there armedwith daggers and on seeing them, the deceased and P.W. 1 went inside the hotel.It is alleged that the accused chased the deceased and killed him by stabbinghim while he was in the kitchen, P.W. 1 who hid himself informed thehotel-keeper and went to the II Town Police Station and gave a complaint in thepresence of the Village Munsif and Karnam of Proddatur Town. Then theinvestigation was taken on hand and the accused were accordingly charge-sheeted.It appears that in the committal Court all the direct witnesses cited by theprosecution were examined and each one of them turned hostile to theprosecution. Thus it is clear there is no evidence on record to justify an orderof commitment. This revision case is therefore allowed, the order of commitment is quashedand the accused are hereby discharged. A.B.K. ----- Commitment quashed.