In a verdict, the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, upheld the acquittal of the respondent, Hirdai Narain, in a 36-year-old criminal appeal due to the unavailability of the trial court record. Justice Sangeeta Chandra and Justice Ajai Kumar Srivastava delivered the judgment. The case was filed by the State of U.P. against
