RAM KUMAR Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) JUDGMENT has been reserved on 29 -4 -2002 and is being delivered today i.e. on 6 -8 -02. Criminal Appeal No. 2705 of 1987 was filed by appellants Ram Kumar, Kanhai and Bhola and the connected Criminal Revision No. 1939 of 1987 was filed by Bajrangi Singh against Sheonath and Bijai against their acquittal. State of U.P. has also filed an appeal, being Government Appeal No. 550 of 1988 against Shiv Nath and Bijai, the two acquitted accused and it was admitted and connected with the above said criminal appeal.

(2.) THE three appellants in Criminal Appeal No. 2705 of 1987 were convicted under Section 302/34 IPC and sentenced to imprisonment for life by the trial Court.

(3.) AS a consequence to these injuries Sheo Murat Singh breathed his last. His dead body was allegedly recovered on the next morning by SI from the room of the house of Sheo Nath. Blood was recovered from there and also from the road. The body was recovered on the pointing out of two accused, Sheo Nath and Bhola. According to the prosecution they broke open the lock of the door and got the body recovered. Thereafter, inquest memo was prepared and the dead body was sent for post -mortem.