Judgment

DWIVEDI, J. :- The appellants along with six more were tried by the Additional Sessions Judge, Shajahanpur, for various offences including the offence under S. 302 read with S. 140 I.P.C. He convicted nine persons and acquitted one of them, Noorbeg. Majeedbeg was sentenced to death, - and the rest to life imprisonment for the offence under S. 302 read with S. 149. I.P.C. They were also awarded different sentences for other offences.

2. All the nine persons appealed to the High Court from the judgment of the Sessions Judge. The High Court acquitted four of them and maintained the conviction of the remaining five. The sentence of death awarded to Majeedbeg, appellant, was, however, converted into imprisonment for life. The sentences of the remaining four appellants, namely, Azizbeg, Maheedbeg, Maseedbeg and Rashidbeg were affirmed. They have now filed this appeal from the judgment of the High Court. They were jointly tried in two sessions trials numbers 104 and 105 of 1969 for the murder of two persons Chitubeg and Arifbeg. Briefly stated, the prosecution case was this: Azizbeg, the appellant, used to tease Saheb Noor, a daughter of Chitubeg. So there was bad blood between Chi