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PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI, MUNNURI LAXMAN
State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp Banswara – Appellant
Versus
Rupa S/o Kachru – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Per Dr. Pushpendra Singh Bhati, J:
1. The accused-appellant in this appeal, through Jail, has been convicted and sentenced as below vide judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 19.01.2023 (in Sessions Case No. 128/2018 - CIS Reg. No. 128/2018 - State of Rajasthan v. Rupa), passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Banswara.
| Offence | Sentence |
| Section 302, Indian Penal Code 1860 | Death Sentence |
1.1. As indicated above, the accused-appellant had been convicted under the aforementioned provision, and while doing so, the learned Trial Court, being the Court of Sessions, had passed the death sentence against the accused-appellant vide the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence. Therefore, in accordance with Section 366 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973, the matter has been submitted before this Hon’ble High Court for confirmation of such sentence, by way of Murder Reference No. 01/2023.
1.2. We also have noticed that on behalf of the accused-appellant, an appeal being the above-numbered D.B. Criminal Appeal (Db) No. 77/2023 has been preferred against the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence. Accordingly,
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