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RAJAN ROY, AJAI KUMAR SRIVASTAVA-I
Gore Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of U. P. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(Per: Rajan Roy, J. )
1. Heard Sri B.M. Sahai, learned counsel for the appellant nos.3, 6, 8 & 10 and Sri Umesh Chandra Verma, learned A.G.A. for the State.
2. This is an appeal under Section 374 Cr.P.C. against the judgment and order dated 26.07.1986 passed by Special Judge, Unnao in Session Trial No.261/1984 lodged at P.S.-Asiwan, District-Unnao sentencing each of the appellants to undergo life imprisonment under Section 302 read with Section 149 I.P.C. and two years' rigorous imprisonment under Section 148 I.P.C.
3. Out of the ten appellants who had filed this appeal only appellant nos.3, 6, 8 & 10 are alive. The appeal with regard to others has already been dismissed as abated.
4. It is a case of double murder.
5. The case of prosecution in nutshell is that there was a prior enmity between the accused and the deceased. Some of the accused had fired upon him earlier which led to a criminal case. He was a witness in another murder case involving some of the accused. A year ago, these persons had falsely implicated the deceased and Informant in a case in which they had been acquitted by the Sessions Court. A couple of months ago, deceased was attacked with bombs etc which l
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