SURATLAL Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) These appeals, are directed against a judgment dated August 24, 1974 of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh. They arise out. of these facts :

(2.) The convicted accused preferred appeals to the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, The State also filed a separate appeal for setting aside the acquittal of the accused persons on the murder charge against all the appellants, excepting Babulal. The High Court by a common judgment, dated August 24, 1974, dismissed the appeals of the accused persons but allowed the State appeal and set aside the acquittal of the appellants Suratlal, Gajraj, Ramesh Kumar and Mohanlal, All the convicted persons have now come in appeal to this Court against the judgment of the High Court.

(3.) The prosecution story was as under :