Madho vs State of U.P. - 2026 Supreme(All) 543

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2026 Supreme(All) 543

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
J.J.MUNIR, SANJIV KUMAR
Madho – Appellant
Versus
State of U.P. – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : Bhanu Pratap Verma, Devendra Pratap Singh, G.P.Mathur, Preet Pal Singh Rathore, Viresh Misra, Vivek Prasad Mathur
For the Respondent: A.G.A.

JUDGMENT :

Sanjiv Kumar, J.

1. This criminal appeal has been preferred, under Section 374(2) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, (in short Cr.P.C.), by appellants, namely Madho, son of Baliraj, and Sati Ram son of Madho, both residents of Village Jalalpur Mahawal, Police Station Kaptanganj, District Azamgarh, against the judgment and order dated 30.03.1984, passed by Sri. S.L. Adarsh, III^rd, Additional Sessions Judge, Azamgarh, in Session Trial No.368 of 1982, under Sections 386/34 and 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code (in short ‘I.P.C.’), Police Station Kaptanganj, District Azamgarh.

2. By the impugned judgment and order, appellants, Madho and Sati Ram were held guilty of the offence under Sections 386/34 and 302/34 I.P.C. Each of them were sentenced to undergo five year’s rigorous imprisonment for offence punishable under Section 386/34 IPC and imprisonment for life for offence punishable under Section 302/34 IPC.It was further directed that both the sentences shall run concurrently.

3. Feeling aggrieved by the impugned judgment and order, the present appeal has been filed by both the convicts. During the pendency of this criminal appeal, appellant No.1, Madho, died and the appeal agains