IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
Hon'ble J.J. Munir,J. and Hon'ble Sanjiv Kumar,J.
Ram Das And Others – Appellant
Versus
State Of U.P. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Sanjiv Kumar, J.
1. This criminal appeal has been preferred by three convicts Ram Das, Suraj Singh and Munendra against the common judgment and order dated 12.01.1989 passed by Sri Sarnam Singh, the then Ist Additional Session Judge, Farrukhabad, in Session Trial No. 9 of 1985 connected with Session Trial No.210 of 1985, under Section 302 Indian Penal Code (in short ‘I.P.C.’).
2. By the impugned judgment and order, the appellants, namely Ram Das, Suraj Singh and Munendra were held guilty of the offence punishable under Section 302 I.P.C., convicted and sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life.
3. Brief facts of the prosecution case are that the informant, Ram Ratan, son of Bhairav, a resident of Village Nardoli, Police Station Sikanderpur Baish, District Etah submitted a written application (tehrir) at Police Station Kampil, District Farrukhabad, stating therein that on 17.07.1984, his brother of full blood, Asha Ram, had gone to Kampil to meet his aunt (Bua). While returning to Village Nardoli along with Baba Ravi Giri, Sohan Lal and Ram Deen, near Village Nakara falling within local limits of Police Station Sikanderpur Baish, four men, namely Vinod Kumar, Ram Das, Suraj S
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