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- The Allahabad High Court has upheld the life sentence of 82-year-old Babu Lal for the 1984 murder of his brother and ordered him to surrender to jail, ending nearly 40 years on bail.
- The court rejected his arguments that the conviction was flawed and that using an agricultural tool, rather than a conventional weapon, meant the offence could not be murder.
- It reasoned that repeated head blows on an unsuspecting victim showed clear intent to kill.
- The judges said they were troubled by sending an elderly man back to prison after four decades but noted they lack the Supreme Court's special powers under Article 142 to reduce the sentence.
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- Babu Lal's surrender before the trial court and whether an arrest warrant is issued if he does not comply.
- Any move by Babu Lal to approach the Supreme Court, which can exercise Article 142 powers to alter the sentence.
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Named India · Ganga · Allahabad High Court · Atul Sreedharan · Babu Lal · Jai Krishna Upadhyay · Sessions Court · Supreme Court
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