The High Court allowed the appeals of the respondents, dismissed the appeal of the State and rejected the, reference.
Appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated May, 31, 1961, of the Allahabad High Court in Criminal Appeals Nos.
B. Agarwala, G. C. Mathur and C. P. Lal, for the appellant.
Nuruddin Ahmed and V. D. Misra, for the respondents.
142 of 1960.
He companyvicted the respondents Bir Singh and Tega Singh of abetment of the murder under S. 302 read with ss.
The State has number filed this appeal against the judgment of the High Court by special leave.
The High Court had also before it the usual reference for Confirmation of the sentences of death.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by SARKAR J. On March 20, 1959, Raja Ram, a shopkeeper, of Afzalgarh in the State of Uttar Pradesh was murdered by gunshot in his shop.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.
August 16, 1963.
31 of 1962.
The respondents appealed from the companyviction to the High Court at Allahabad and the State from the acquittal.
2017 and 2109 of 1960 and Reference No.
Seven persons including the three respondents, Singhara Singh, Bir Singh and Tega Singh were prosecuted for this murder.
The learned Additional Sessions judge of Bijnor before whom the trial was held, companyvicted the respondent Singhara Singh of the murder under S. 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced him to death.
He acquitted the other accused persons.
120B, 109 and 114 of the said Code and sentenced Bir Singh to death and Tega Singh to imprisonment for life.
