RAJENDRA Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) -The two brothers, namely, Rajendra and Narpat sons of Ram Phool have preferred this appeal against the judgment and order dated 20.1.1982, passed by Sri G. K. Verma, the then Vth Additional Sessions Judge, Ghaziabad in Sessions Trial No. 183 of 1981. Both of them have been convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34, I.P.C and sentenced to life imprisonment. There was another accused Richhpal son of Bhika Singh who was acquitted.

(2.) THE incident took place on 27.5.1981 at about 7.30 a.m. in village Khari Kuan of Town Dadari within P.S. Dadari, district Ghaziabad and the report was lodged the same day at 7.50 a.m. by Phoolwati P.W. 1 wife of the deceased Ratiram who was murdered in this incident. THEy allegedly committed his murder by throwing him in a well.

(3.) ALL the three accused pleaded not guilty before the trial court. While the accused-appellants admitted that there were transactions between his wife and deceased Ratiram and the other accused Rajendra and Narpat denied that there was any transaction between them and the deceased. False implication was pleaded due to enmity.