MAKSOOD Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) VINOD Prasad, J. This appellants Maksood, Manzoor, Maqbool and Jahangir in Criminal appeal No. 1486 of 1982 and appellant Nazeem (since dead) in Criminal appeal No. 1515 of 1982 have challenged their convictions under Section 302/149 and 147, IPC, recorded by III Additional Sessions Judge, Ghazipur in S. T. No. 335 of 1980, State v. Maksood and Ors. , relating to P. S. Saidpur, District Ghazipur, vide his impugned judgment and order dated 27-5-1982. Since both the above appeals are related with the same Sessions Trial, hence they have been clubbed together and are being disposed off by this common judgment.

(2.) SO far as Criminal Appeal No. 1515 of 1982, Nazeem v. State of U. P. , is concerned, the same has been abated vide order dated 20-4-2007, as the sole appellant in the aforesaid appeal had died vide the fax of C. J. M. , Ghazipur dated 21-2-2007, which is attached with the record for the said Criminal Appeal.

(3.) ACCUSED persons were summoned by the C. J. M. , Ghazipur and were committed to the Court of Sessions for trial. III Additional Session's Judge, Ghazipur framed charges against them under Sections 147, 148, 302/149 IPC on 17-1-1981. Additional charge was framed against them under Section 307/149 IPC on 14-8-1981 by the trial Judge. All the charges were denied by the accused persons who claimed to be tried.