(1.) Heard Sri V.P. Srivastava, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Sanjay Kumar, Advocate on behalf of the sole appellant and learned Additional Government Advocate for the State-respondent.
(2.) This criminal appeal is directed against the judgement and order passed by the Special Judge/Additional Sessions Judge, Moradabad dated 6th February, 1986 in Sessions Trial No. 581 of 1985 being Case Crime No. 307 of 1985, Police Station Bilari, District Moradabad. The sole appellant Virendra has been convicted of an offence under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and has been sentenced with imprisonment for life.
(3.) The case of the prosecution, as reflected from the records of the present appeal, is as follows: