LALLU Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) J. C. Gupta, J. Appellant Lallu has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for life under Section 302 IPC by the order dated 24-4-1994 passed by the then Sessions Judge, Agra in Sessions Trial No. 811 of 1993. He has also been convicted and sentenced to 5 years R. I. under Section 307 IPC.

(2.) DECEASED of this case were Maya Devi and her husband Ram Murti. They were running a road side Hotel (Dhaba) outside the Civil Court campus.

(3.) DR. P. C. Jain, P. W. 2 held autopsy on the dead bodies of Maya Devi and Ram Murti on 21-7-1993 at 3. 45 p. m. and 4. 05 p. m. respectively. Following ante-mortem injuries were found on the dead body of Smt. Maya Devi: (1) Ligature mark encircling the neck, horizontally and completely on the middle part of neck width varying from 1 cm to 2. 5 cm. 7 cm below chin. One rope of jute (double) used as ligature was found firmly tight around the neck with knot on right side and front of neck. (2) Multiple abrasions in an area of 15 cm x 8 cm on the back of right side lower part.