The above noted death reference and the connected three appeals arise out of Judgment of conviction dated 27.4.2011 and order of sentence dated 30.4.2011 passed by the learned Additional Sessions JudgeEx-Cadre), Ghazipur in Sessions Trials No. 24 of 2005, 25 of 2005, 26 of 2005, 229 of 2005 and 427 of 2007.

2. Five appellants of the three appeals were put on trial in the above noted Sessions Trials after being charged with committing various offences and were held guilty by the impugned Judgment. Appellants Rajesh Yadav, Triloki Rajbhar @ Girija Shanker, Shiv Pujan Yadav and Mahendra Yadav had been charged with committing offences under Sections 147, 148, 307, 149 and 302/149 I.P.C., 25 of the Arms Act as also Section 7 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act while appellant Suresh Yadav was charged with committing all the above offences for which the above noted four accused persons had been charged, except that under Section 302/149 I.P.C. All the appellants were acquitted of the charge under Section 7 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act. Appellant Suresh Yadav of Criminal Appeal No. 3154 of 2011 was also not held guilty of committing offence under Section 25 of the Arms