Judgment

Quadri, J.-These four appeals arise from the common judgment of the Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court dated October 3, 1985, in four criminal appeals (Nos. 1846 of 1984, 1830 of 1984, 2870 of 1971 and 2871 of 1984) and Referred Case No. 5 of 1984. The Allahabad High Court allowed Criminal Appeal No. 1846 of 1984 filed by Nahar Singh (A-1) and Cri­minal Appeal No. 1830 of 1984 filed by Shishupal Singh and Ram Gopal, A-2 and A-6 respectively; dismissed Criminal Appeal No. 2870 of 1984 filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh against the acquittal of Liyaqat Ali (A-3), Rakshpal Singh (A-4), Durgpal Singh (A-5), Bhagat, Singh (A-7), Hari Shankar Singh (A-8) and Criminal Appeal No. 2871 of 1984 against the acquittal of Brijendra Pal Singh and Satendra Pal Singh. The abovesaid eight persons (A-1 to A-8) and Brijendra Pal Singh and Satendra Pal Singh were tried by the learned IIIrd Addition­al District and Sessions Judge, Etah in Sessions Trial No. 43 of 1981 and Sessions Trial No. 144 of 1981, respectively, clubbing those two cases together, for various offences punishable under different provisions of Indian Penal Code indicated below.

2. By judgment dated 3rd July, 1984, th