[Criminal Appeal No. 1523 of 2008]. [Criminal Appeal No. 1524 of 2008]. Both these appeals arise out of the common judgment and order dated23.8.2007 passed by the High Court of Allahabad whereby the conviction of the appellants, (6 in number) inter alia, under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter for short "the Code") has been affirmed. Each of the accused-appellants in the two appeals under consideration have been sentenced to undergo RI for life besides to serve out further periods of imprisonment for commission of lesser offence details of which are being noticed hereinafter. The prosecution case in short is that accused Jagdeo, Sahdeo, Jagroop and Manni Lal are the sons of accused Ram Vishambhar whereas accused Raj Bahadur is related to the accused Ram Vishambhar. On the other hand, complainant Bhagwat Prasad (PW-1) is the brother of one Rameshwar Prasad whereas Ram Sanehi (injured witness No. 2), Girija Shankar (PW-3)and Ram Khilawan are the sons of Rameshwar Prasad. Sarju Prasad (PW-4) and Mahendra Kumar are the sons of Ram Khilawan while Km. Sheela (injured) and Km. Gayatri Devi (deceased) are the daughters of Ram Khilawan. The relationship between the two families was strained and there were disputes between them.
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