Ram Palat vs State - 2026 Supreme(All) 654

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2026 Supreme(All) 654

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
SAMIT GOPAL
Ram Palat – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellants : Pardeep Narayan Pandey, Ramanand Pandey

JUDGMENT :

SAMIT GOPAL, J.

1. This appeal was initially preferred by Ram Palat/appellant no. 1 and Bigranchhu/appellant no. 2 against the judgment and order dated 3.5.1989 passed by Vth Additional Sessions Judge, Basti in Session Trial No. 418 of 1986, State of U.P. vs. Ram Palat and others, by which the accused/appellants have been convicted and sentenced for the offences under Sections 323/149 I.P.C. to six months rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.500.00 each and in default of payment of fine, they have been directed to undergo further one month imprisonment.

2. During pendency of this appeal the appellant no. 1/Ram Palat died and thus vide order dated 13.09.2022 passed by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court his appeal stood abated. The same thus survived only for the appellant no. 2/Bigranchhu.

3. The case in the present matter was committed to the Court of Sessions for accused Ram Palat,cv Paras Nath, Raja Ram, Suresh, Bigranchoo, Mata Badal and Bigrail @ Janardan under Sections 147, 307/149 and 379 I.P.C. During pendency of trial, accused Raja Ram died and thus his trial stood abated (stated in para-2 of the impugned judgement and order).

4. Ram Palat, Paras Nath, Suresh, Bigran