JUDGMENT :

NALIN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J.

1. This criminal appeal has been preferred by the appellants Tahar Singh and Bal Krishna against the judgment and order dated 14.9.1988 passed by IInd Additional District and Sessions Judge, Kanpur Dehat in Sessions Trial No. 179 of 1986 (State vs. Tahar Singh and Others) convicting the appellants for the offence punishable under Sections 302/34 IPC and 307/34 IPC and sentencing them to undergo life imprisonment and to undergo five years rigorous imprisonment, respectively. All the sentences were directed to run concurrently.

2. At the outset, it is to be noted that against the impugned judgment and order, accused Sughar Singh and Munshi Lal had preferred Criminal Appeal No. 2103 of 1988. Since these accused have expired, appeal preferred by them has been abated vide order dated 1.11.2022 passed by this Court.

3. Brief facts of the case, as unfolded by the informant Ramesh Chandra Yadav son of Gajodhar Singh in the First Information Report (in short F.I.R.) are that the informant was married with the daughter of late Sovran Singh, resident of v