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RAJNESH OSWAL, PUNEET GUPTA
Ram Dayal – Appellant
Versus
State of J&K – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
RAJNESH OSWAL, J.
1. The appellants were convicted vide judgment dated 22.03.2008 passed by the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Jammu (hereinafter to be referred as the trial court) for commission of offence under section 302 RPC, read with Section 34 RPC, appellant No. 1 was further convicted for commission of offence under section 4/25 Arms Act and vide order dated 24.03.2008, the appellants were sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of 25,000/- for commission of offence under section 302 RPC and in default of payment of fine, the appellants were further directed to undergo imprisonment for a period of six months. The appellant No. 1 was also sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year and to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000/- for commission of offence under section 4/25 Arms Act and further imprisonment for three months in the event of default in making payment of fine.
2. The judgment and the order of sentence have been assailed by the appellants in this appeal on the grounds that the evidence led by the prosecution did not connect the appellants with the alleged commission of crime and further that the material witnesses were not assoc
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