CHHAIL BIHARI Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BHANWAR Singh, J. This is an appeal against the judgment and order of Decem ber 15, 1979, passed in Sessions Trial No. 468 of 1979, by Ilnd Additional District and Sessions Judge, Hardoi, convicting the appellants under Section 302/34, I. P. C. and sentencing them to rigorous imprison ment for life and a fine of Rs. 4. 000/- each. In default of payment of fine, the accused were directed to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year.

(2.) THE brief facts giving rise to this appeal maybe narrated as below:

(3.) THE defence version was that the accused had been falsely implicated in this case. Chhail Behari revealed before the trial Court that Chandrashekhar was a boy of loose character and he had illegal con nections with Pasi girls Ganga Devi and Launga. THE family members of these girls were behind his murder. Such family mem bers had killed Chandrashekhar and thrown the dead-body in the grove of Ram Avtar. THE other three accused disclosed that they were falsely implicated in this case on account of their relationship with Chhailbehari.