LALMAN Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) ACCUSED persons Bankey Lal, Hakim alias Gaya Prasad, Arjun, Sri Kishan, Lalman, Desh Raj and Brindaban have all been convicted by the then II Additional Sessions Judge, Farrukhabad, under Section 302/149, IPC and have been awarded life imprisonment each. The first four aforesaid accused persons have been further convicted under Section 148, IPC and awarded three years' R. I. each, while the remaining three accused persons have been further convicted under Section 147, IPC and awarded one year's R.I. each. All the sentences have been made concurrent. Lalman, Brindaban and Desh Raj have preferred Criminal Appeal No. 2217 of 1976, and the remaining four accused persons have preferred Criminal Appeal No. 2320 of 1976, directed against their convictions and sentences awarded to them. Appellant Sri Kishan died during the pendency of his appeal and his appeal has abated.

(2.) THE victim Shanker Lal is the brother of Jagannath (PW 1) the maker of the report. All the accused persons belong to village Alidadpur, Police Station Mohammadabad, district Farrukhabad. Jagannath (PW 1), Jhamman Lal (PW 2), Raja Ram (PW 8) and the victim also belong to that very village. Raghunath (PW 4) is a resident of Beergaon in :he same Police Station.

(3.) ALL the accused persons pleaded not guilty and maintained to have been falsely implicated due to enmity.