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RAMESH SINHA, RAVINDRA KUMAR AGRAWAL
Dilip Sariwan S/o Ashok Sariwan – Appellant
Versus
State Of Chhattisgarh – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice
1. Since the aforesaid six criminal appeals have been filed against the impugned judgment dated 14.12.2022 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pendra Road in Sessions Trial No.10/2020, they were clubbed & heard together and being disposed of by this common judgment.
2. Appellants-Dilip Sariwan (A1), Mahendra @ Girdhari Panika (A2), Jai Prakash Yadav (A3), Tirath Lal Kashipuri (A4), Pawan Singh Marco (A5), Smt.Kamta Panika (A6) and Ritesh Verma @ Kaleji (A7) have preferred these six criminal appeals under Section 374(2) of the CrPC questioning the impugned judgment dated 14.12.2022 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pendra Road in Sessions Trial No.10/2020, by which the learned trial Court has convicted appellants-Tirath Lal, Dilip Sariwan @ Sunny, Pawan Marco, Jai Prakash Yadav @ Monu and Ritesh Verma @ Kaleji for offence under Sections 302/34 and 201/34 of the IPC and sentenced to undergo undergo imprisonment for life and fine of Rs.1000/-, in default of payment of fine to further undergo RI for six months and RI for five years and fine of Rs.500/-, in default of payment of fine to further undergo RI for three months. The trial Co
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