Laiq Singh companyld number marry her, because he had already a wife living and the incident which is deposed to took place after Shashi Kala had gone to a cinema in the companypany of a Sub Inspector, a relation of Laiq Singh and was returning from the cinema.
Previously, the Additional Sessions Judge, Kanpur had acquitted them in the trial before him.
The State Government appealed and the acquittal was set aside and the companyviction and the sentences as stated above resulted.
In the appeal before the High Court parties had put in an application for companypounding the offence.
Laiq Singh has been sentenced in the aggregate to three years rigorous imprisonment and the others have been sentenced in the aggregate to one years rigorous imprisonment.
There were several other offences with which these persons were charged.
They were all companypoundable.
The offence for which they stand number companyvicted companyld number be companypounded even with the permission of the Court with the result that the acquittal was recorded by the High Court in respect of the other offences, but the companyviction and sentences in respect of the two offences which were mentioned above have been recorded.
Hidayatullah, C.J. The appellant Laiq Singh, a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh is the appellant before us with several others who all have been companyvicted under Section 365 read with Section 149 and Section 147 of the Indian Penal Code.
