Hon’ble Pramod Kumar Srivastava, J.—This appeal has been preferred against joint judgment of conviction dated 27.10.2006 passed by Rajendra Kumar-II, Special Judge(D.A.A.)/Additional Sessions Judge, Etah in Special ST No. 112 of 2001 (State v. Dr. Abhay Pal Shakya and others), Special ST No. 118 of 2002 (State v. Sri Arvind and others), Crime NO. 22 of 1995 under Section 396 IPC, police station Raja Ka Rampur, district Etah by which 8 accused persons are were convicted for charge under Section 396 IPC and each were punished imprisonment for life and Rs. 10000/- as fine.

2. Prosecution case in brief is that on 22.3.1996 at 7.30 am Raj Ratan son of Tribhuvan Singh, R/0 Angaunapur, police station Aliganj, district Etah had given written report in police station Raja Ka Rampur with averment that his brother Ram Pal resides in Raja Ka Rampur. Dacoity was committed in the house of his brother Jagat Pal on 21/22/3/1996 about which he got information on 22.3.1996 at 6:00 am and went to his brother’s house and seen dead body of his brother Jagat Pal, his mother Ram Kali, his Bhabhi Chanda Devi w/o Jagat Pal. There were marks of injuries of knife and other non-sharp edged weapon Udai