JUDGMENT :

Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J.

1. Leave granted.

A. Facts

2. These appeals arise from a judgment of a Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad dated 11th January 2019 in Criminal Appeal No 5307 of 2008.

3. The appeal before the High Court arose from a judgment of the Sessions Judge, Badaun dated 30 July 2008 in Sessions Trial No 499 of 2002, arising out of Case Crime No 61 of 2002 registered under Section 148 and Section 302 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code 1860¹[“IPC”] at Police Station Dataganj District Badaun. The Sessions Judge convicted Rajaram, Rajesh, Subhash, Rampal, Shiv Dayal and Gyanvati for offences punishable under Sections 148 and 302/149 of the IPC. They w