RAJ PAL Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This criminal appeal arises from a judgment of 4th Additional Sessions Judge, Bulandshahar dated 26.4.1983 convicting and sentencing the appellants to imprisonment for life under Sections 302/149 I.P.C. and one and a half year RI under Section 147 I.P.C. Both the sentences were to run concurrently. As the appellant Rajpal has died and a report to this effect has been received from the C.J.M. Bulandshahar dated 17.9.2007, the appeal against appellant Rajpal abates.

(2.) The deceased died on 18.8.1982 at 8.00 P.M. in the Hospital. PW-7 S.I. Mahendra Singh had conducted the inquest. After death the body was handed over to Constable Dharampal, who took the same for autopsy. PW-4 Dr. D.V. Singh conducted the post-mortem on the body of deceased on 19.8.1982 at 5.15 p.m. He found the following ante-mortem injuries on the body:

(3.) Sri C.P.D. Sharma, the second I.O. completed the investigation and examined Khajan, Naubat and also informant. He forwarded the charge-sheet (Ext. Ka 10).