LADDU LAL AND ORS. Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Laddu Lal, his brother Munna, wife Smt. Badam, and two sons namely Suresh and Ramesh were sent for trial for having committed murder of Jagdish and for causing injuries to Kailash (P.W.1) son of Jagdish deceased on the day of Diwali i.e. on 1.11.2005 at 7:30 PM in village Kodyaee. The court of Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track), Sawai Madhopur vide impugned judgment dated 22.1.2009 held all the above five accused guilty of offences punishable under Sec. 147, 148, 341, 323, 323/149, 307, 307/149, 302 and 302/149 IPC.

(2.) Having convicted the appellants for the aforesaid offences, the trial court vide a separate order of even date sentenced them as under: - -

(3.) Aggrieved against their conviction and sentence, Laddu Lal, his brother Munna and two sons namely Suresh and Ramesh have preferred D.B. Criminal Appeal No. 503/2009, whereas Smt. Badam wife of Laddu Lal has instituted D.B. Criminal Appeal No. 144/2009. Since in both the appeals common judgment has been assailed and prayer has been made that the appellants be acquitted of all the charges, we shall decide both these appeals together.