TEEJU VERMA AND ORS. Vs. STATE OF U.P.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The instant criminal appeal, filed on behalf of the appellants, is directed against the judgment and order dated 23.11.2001 passed by IInd Additional Sessions Judge, Faizabad, in Sessions Trial No. 1033 of 1996 [State Vs. Teeju Verma and another] whereby the appellants were convicted under Sec. 302/34 IPC and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment.

(2.) In the present matter, facts of the prosecution case, may be summarized as under:

(3.) On this, chik FIR was scribed, Case Crime No. 104 of 1996, under Ss. 147, 148, 149, 302 IPC was registered and requisite entry was made in the report of the general diary. Investigation was entrusted to Sri Haripal Singh, the then Station Officer, P.S. Raje Sultanpur, District Ambedkar Nagar, who after completing the investigation submitted the charge -sheet against all the named accused. The case was committed to the Court of Session, where the accused persons were charged. Teeju Verma and Harishyam Verma were charged under Ss. 148, 302/149 IPC and rest were charged under Ss. 147, 302/149 IPC. They denied the charges and claimed to be tried.