(Delivered by Hon'ble Alok Kumar Mukherjee, J.)

1. This appeal has been directed against the judgment and order dated 05.02.1983 passed by the VII Additional Sessions Judge, (Higher Criminal Court), Badaun in Sessions Trial No. 550 of 1980 (State v. Salig Ram and others) arising out of Crime No. 401 of 1980, P.S. Ujhani, district Budaun, convicting all the accused-appellants namely Salig Ram, Rajendra Pratap alias Rajendra Prasad, Ram Bilas, Jai Govind, Netra Pal, Munendra Kumar and Ram Vir for the offences under sections 302 read with section 149, 364 read with Section 149, and 201 I.P.C. and sentencing them each for life imprisonment, ten years rigorous imprisonment and five years rigorous imprisonment, respectively and further accused-appellants Salig Ram, Rajendra Pratap alias Rajendra Prasad and Netrapal for two years rigorous imprisonment each under section 148 IPC while accused-appellants Ram Bilas, Jai Govind, Munendra Kumar and Ram Vir for one year rigorous imprisonment each under section 147 I.P.C. which shall run concurrently.

2. It is relevant to mention here that during the pendency of this appeal, appellant nos. 3, 4 and 5 namely Rajendra Pratap alias Rajen