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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
J.J. MUNIR, SANJIV KUMAR
Lala – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Sanjiv Kumar J.
1. Both these criminal appeals have arisen from a common judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the Court of the 5th Additional Sessions Judge, Allahabad in Sessions Trial No. 540 of 1985 ( State Vs. Udai Narain and others ), under Sections 147 , 302/149 Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘ IPC ’, for short), Police Station Soraon, District Allahabad. As both these appeals have been filed against a common judgment and order, the same are being decided by a common judgment.
2. Criminal Appeal No. 1071 of 1987 has been filed by appellants Lala s/o Jhurai and Amrit Lal s/o Shyam Lal, both residents of Village Bhadri, P.S. Soraon, Allahabad, whereas Criminal Appeal No. 1069 of 1987 has been preferred by appellants Uadi Narain s/o Mahadev, Dayaram s/o Jagannath, Jai Ram s/o Mahadev, Ram Awadh s/o Baij Nath, Maharani Deen s/o Lala, Harish Chandra and Kallu both s/o Ram Sewak, Hari s/o Gurai, Ram Sunder @ Bhola Pradhan s/o Punni, all residents of Village Bhadri, P.S. Soraon Allahabad. By the judgment and order impugned passed by the learned Trial Court, all the appellants have been convicted for the offence punishable under Section 147 IPC and sentenced to undergo one
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