CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 3527 of 1984 at Allahabad

Reserved on 25.8.2025 Delivered on 22.9.2025 HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 3527 of 1984 Uttam .....Appellant(s) Versus State of U.P. .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Rajesh Kumar Nishad, Shashi Kant Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : D.G.A. Court No. - 47 HON'BLE SIDDHARTH, J. HON'BLE SANTOSH RAI, J. (Delivered by Hon'ble Siddharth, J.) 1. Heard Sri Shashi Kant Shukla, learned counsel for the appellant; learned AGA for State-respondent and perused the material on record. 2. The above noted criminal appeal has been preferred against the judgement and order dated 3.12.1984 passed by Sessions Judge, Banda, in Sessions Trial No.737 of 1984 convicting the appellant under Section 302 IPC and awarding him sentence of imprisonment for life. 3. The prosecution story is that father of the informant, Ranjeet Kewat, had appeared as prosecution evidence about 13-14 months ago against the appellant, Uttam, in murder case of Constable Kailash Nath Mishra, but accused, Uttam, was acquitted in the aforesaid trial and released from jail. Uttam had enmity and motive against the father of the informant, Ranjit, because of the aforesaid case. On 15.7.1984 info