JUDGMENT :

(Vikas Kunvar Srivastav, J.)

1. The instant criminal appeal is directed against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 18.10.1988 passed by the Special Judge, Lalitpur in Session Trial No.15 of 1980 (State Vs. Aman Singh, Hallu and Bhaiyan) and Session Trial No.23 of 1980 (State Vs. Kishora), convicting the accused persons under Section 302/149 I.P.C. and sentencing them to suffer imprisonment for life and further convicting the appellant Bhaiyan under Section 147 I.P.C. and sentencing him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months. Rest of the appellants namely Aman Singh, Hallu and Kishora have been convicted under Section 148 I.P.C. and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year. All the sentences are to run concurrently.

2. The aforesaid two Sessions Trial Nos. 15 of 1980 and 23 of 1980 were connected by the trial judge as they have arisen from crime case no.53 of 1979, Police Station Saujana, District Lalitpur and the evidences against the accused in both the cases being the same, recorded in the leading Sessions trial No. 1