JASVIR & ORS. Vs. STATE OF U.P.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Sri Siya Ram Verma, is representing the appellant No. 4, Satyavir. Appellant No. 2, Om Prakash and appellant No. 3, Babban died during the pendency of this appeal and this appeal has already been dismissed as abated qua the aforesaid appellants. With regard to appellant No. 1, Jasvir, who is absconding, we had already passed an order on 23.03.2017 which runs as hereunder:-

(2.) The order for proceeding with the hearing of this appeal on merits qua appellant No. 1, Jasvir was passed by us on 23.03.2017 keeping in view the legal position distilled by the Apex Court into six propositions in paragraph 19 of its judgement delivered in case of K.S. Panduranga v. State of Karnataka (2013) 3 SCC 721 after a comprehensive analysis of previous decisions on the issue:

(3.) We have heard Sri S.R. Verma, learned counsel for the appellant No. 4, Satyavir, Sri Awadesh Narayan Mulla and Kumari Meena, learned AGAs and Smt. Manju Thakur, brief holder for the State.