- (1.) Heard Sri V.P. Srivastava learned senior counsel assisted by Sri Aishwini Kumar Srivastava who states that he is appearing for the appellant No.3-Pappu @ Prem Prakash and for the appellant No.1, Sri Harish Chandra learned counsel is appearing.
(2.) Appellant No.2-Bajrangi Prasad and appellant Mahendra Pandey who had filed separate Criminal Appeal No. 2097 of 1981 which is connected with the present appeal, have since expired therefore, their appeal has been abated by this Court vide order dated 09.12.2005 which is on record in the order sheet of the case.
(3.) The present appeal is being argued on behalf of appellant No.1 Ravindra Pande and appellant No.3 Pappu Srivastava alias Prem Prakash.;