PRITAM SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD the learned Counsel for the appellants and the learned AGA for respondent and pe­rused the lower Court record.

(2.) THE appellants Pritam Singh and Sukhvant Singh have preferred this appeal against the judgment and order dated 27.1.1982 rendered by the then IV-Additional Sessions Judge, Pilibhit in Ses­sions Trial No. 127 of 1980 (State v. Pritam Singh and another) whereby the learned Additional Sessions Judge has convicted both the appellants under section 307 IPC and sentenced each of them to undergo rigorous imprisonment of five years and also to pay a fine of Rs. 1000/- and in de­fault of payment of fine to further undergo rigorous imprisonment of three months.

(3.) THE learned Trial Court charged both the appellants under section 307 IPC. They denied the charges and claimed to be tried.