The Supreme Court on Wednesday has given the benefit of the doubt to two men facing proceedings over the last 35 years in a 1985 murder case.
The Top court also set aside a trial court decision dated January 29, 1986, and Allahabad High Court judgement dated July 9, 2014.
A bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta in its order said that “This Court is of the opinion that the charge that the petitioners had murdered Narayan, cannot be said to have been proved beyond a reasonable doubt; hence, they were and are entitled to the benefit of the doubt,” the bench added.
The Bench also added that
“The trial court’s judgment of conviction and order of sentence contained in its decision dated 29th January 1986 being unsustainable, stands set aside; consequently, the impugned judgment and order dated 9th July 2014 passed by the High Court, upholding the conviction and sentence, to stands set aside,”.
Additional Sessions Judge, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, on January 29 1986, convicted
two men Munna and Sheo Lal for murder and Allahabad High Court also confirmed on July 9, 2014. Thesec Two men moved the Supreme Court against the Allahabad High Court Judgement.
On September 5, 1985, Narayan, the father of Ram Vilas, was murdered in a village in the district of Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh. After that a written complaint was lodged soon thereafter by Ram Vilas leading to the registration of an FIR under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. Munna Lal, Sheo Lal, Babu Ram, and Kalika were accused of committing murder. After investigation a charge sheet was filed under IPC section 302 before the concerned court against each of the four accused. Accused Kalika and Babu Ram both had passed away during the pendency of the matter.
SC gives benefit of doubt to accused in 35 years old murder case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday has given the benefit of the doubt to two men facing proceedings over the last 35 years in a 1985 murder case.
The Top court also set aside a trial court decision dated January 29, 1986, and Allahabad High Court judgement dated July 9, 2014.
A bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta in its order said that “This Court is of the opinion that the charge that the petitioners had murdered Narayan, cannot be said to have been proved beyond a reasonable doubt; hence, they were and are entitled to the benefit of the doubt,” the bench added.
The Bench also added that
“The trial court’s judgment of conviction and order of sentence contained in its decision dated 29th January 1986 being unsustainable, stands set aside; consequently, the impugned judgment and order dated 9th July 2014 passed by the High Court, upholding the conviction and sentence, to stands set aside,”.
Additional Sessions Judge, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, on January 29 1986, convicted
two men Munna and Sheo Lal for murder and Allahabad High Court also confirmed on July 9, 2014. Thesec Two men moved the Supreme Court against the Allahabad High Court Judgement.
On September 5, 1985, Narayan, the father of Ram Vilas, was murdered in a village in the district of Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh. After that a written complaint was lodged soon thereafter by Ram Vilas leading to the registration of an FIR under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. Munna Lal, Sheo Lal, Babu Ram, and Kalika were accused of committing murder. After investigation a charge sheet was filed under IPC section 302 before the concerned court against each of the four accused. Accused Kalika and Babu Ram both had passed away during the pendency of the matter.
