KAMLESH AND ORS. Vs. STATE OF U.P.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) INSTANT criminal appeal was preferred by appellants Kamlesh Kumar and Sheo Kumar. During pendency of the appeal, appellant Kamlesh Kumar expired, therefore, the appeal so far as it related to appellant Kamlesh Kumar was abated vide order dated 10.10.2007.

(2.) CHALLENGE in the instant criminal appeal is the judgment and order dated 27.11.1981 passed by II Additional Sessions Judge, Hardoi, in Sessions Trial No. 282 of 1980 (as per lower court's record the correct Sessions Trial number is A -282 of 1980), arising out of Case Crime No. 143 of 1980, Police Station Mallawan, District Hardoi, whereby the surviving appellant Sheo Kumar was convicted as under: - -

(3.) THE inquest proceedings were conducted in the morning of 18.04.1980 and the dead body was sent for postmortem, which was conducted on 19.04.1980 at 09.30 AM. In the postmortem, ante -mortem burn injuries, on the whole body, were found. Body was completely burnt, charred, roasted and cooked. Only few viscera and bones were present. The cause of death was extensive burn injuries.