CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 83 of 2005 at Lucknow

Neutral Citation No. - 2026:AHC-LKO:19969 HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 83 of 2005 Mihi Lal and 3 Ors. …..Appellant(s) Versus State of U.P. …..Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Vijay Pratap, Rama Kant Jaiswal Counsel for Respondent(s) : Govt.advocate, Reserved on 23.02.2026 Delivered on 19.03.2026 Court No. - 28 HON'BLE PRAMOD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the appellants and learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. The present appeal has been preferred against the judgment and order dated 20.01.2005 passed by the Additional Session Judge, Sitapur in Session Trial No. 865/97 (State v Mihi Lal & Others), arising out of Case Crime No. 96/96, under Section 307/304 Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as “I.P.C.”), Police Station Sidhauli, District Sitapur, whereby the trial court convicted each appellants under Section 304/34 I.P.C. sentencing them ten years simple imprisonment with a fine of Rs. 2000/- each with six months of additional imprisonment for default of fine. 2 CRLA No. - 83 of 2005 3. The prosecution story in brief is that on May 21, 1996, at 7:00 PM, the complainant’s neighbor, Mihi Lal (son of Parbhu), was la