CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 742 of 1989 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD Criminal Appeal No. - 742 of 1989 Ram Sewak And …..Petitioners(s) Another Versus State …..Respondents(s) Counsel for Petitioners(s) : Dileep Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.G.A. Judgement Reserved on November 25, 2025 Judgement Delivered on January 20, 2026 In Chamber HON’BLE SIDDHARTH, J. HON’BLE LAKSHMI KANT SHUKLA, J. (Delivered by Hon’ble Lakshmi Kant Shukla, J.) 1. Heard Mr. Dileep Kumar, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. Rajarshi Gupta, learned counsel for the appellants; Ms. Manju Thakur, learned AGA-I on behalf of State and perused the trial court record. 2. The instant criminal appeal has been preferred by the appellants Ram Sewak and Jabar Singh against the judgment and order dated 28.03.1989 passed by Second Additional Sessions Judge, Etawah in Sessions Trial No. 179 of 1987 whereby the learned trial court has 2 CRLA No. 742 of 1989 convicted and sentenced the appellants under section 302 IPC read with Section 34 IPC for life imprisonment. 3. The facts in brief as contended in the FIR are that the PW-1 namely Man Singh son of Nathuram/informant lodged an FIR at Police Station Ikdil, District Etawah, stating therein that his