Ashok Kumar Chaurasia vs State of U.P.

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2026 Supreme(All) 643

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

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellants : Dharmendra Pratap Singh, Kamal Krishna, Prashant Mishra, Vikash Kumar Singh
For the Respondents: A.G.A.

Judgment :

Sanjiv Kumar, J.

1. This criminal appeal has been preferred, under Section 374(2) Cr.P.C., by the sole appellant, Ashok Kumar Chaurasia resident of Chak Raghu Nath, Police Station Naini, District Allahabad against the judgment and order dated 01.06.1984 passed by Sri U S Pandey Special Judge (Economic Offences), Allahabad in Session Trial No.202 of 1979, under Section 302 Indian Penal Code (in short ‘I.P.C.’), Police Station Naini, District Allahabad.

2. By the impugned judgment and order, appellant Ashok Kumar Chaurasia was held guilty of the offence punishable under Section 302 I.P.C and convicted and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life.

3. Brief facts of the prosecution case are that the informant, Smt. Sukhwanti, widow of Shanker Lal, resident of 158, Chak Raghu Nath, Police Station Naini, District Allahabad gave verbal information at Police Station Naini, District Allahabad on 28.01.1978 at 10.15 a.m., stating that she is the widow of Shanker Lal and his case was pending against Ashok Kumar Chaurasia’s father, namely, Munni Lal. After Munni Lal’s death Ashok Kumar Chaurasia is doing pairvi of the case against her. Her brother-in-law (devar), Sukhdev Prasad was do