JUDGMENT

Anup Jairam Bhambhani, J. - Overview

1. By way of the present judgment, we propose to dispose of a batch of five criminal appeals, whereby the five appellants impugn judgment of conviction dated 26.08.2019 and sentencing order dated 29.08.2019, by which the learned Additional Sessions Judge-05 (West), Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi has convicted all five appellants for offences under sections 302/354 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('IPC'); and has sentenced them for the offence under section 302 IPC to rigorous imprisonment for life and to fine of Rs. 10,000/- each, with a default sentence of rigorous imprisonment for 06 months; and for the offence under section 354 IPC, they have been sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 05 years with fine of Rs. 5,000/- each, with a default sentence of rigorous imprisonment of 02 months. The benefit of section 428 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 ('Cr.P.C.') has been given to all appellants. For clarity the particulars of the criminal appeals are as under :

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Mantoo Sharma vs. State

CRL.A. No. 1372/2019

A2

Beerpal vs. State

CRL.A. No. 1228/2019

A3

Mohd. Naseem alias Samim vs. State (also referred to as Wasim by witness)

CRL