JUDGMENT :

Sunita Agarwal, J.

1. Heard Sri Vishnu Kumar Sahu, learned counsel for the appellants Jay Prakash @ Bhure and Virendra, Sri Vishnu Shanker Gupta, learned counsel for the appellants Munnilal Prajapati and Lajja Ram, Sri Rajesh Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the appellants Shrikant and Sarvesh @ Macchar and Sri Rupak Chaubey, learned A.G.A. for the State.

2. These appeals are directed against the judgments and orders dated 13.04.2007 and 28.4.2007 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge/ Fast Track Court no.2, Kanpur Dehat in S.T no.204 of 2006 arising out of Case Crime no.17 of 2002 under Section 364A IPC, P.S-Sikandra, District-Kanpur Dehat.

3. The appellants herein (six in number) have been convicted under Section 364A IPC and sentenced for life imprisonment with fine of Rs.10,000/-The default punishment is five years additional simple imprisonment for each of the appellants. Four appellants Lajjaram, Shrikant, Jay Prakash @ Bhure and Munnilal Prajapati have also been convicted under Section 377 IPC for seven years rigorous imprisonment and fine of Rs.2000/-with the default punishment of one year simple imprisonment. All the sentences are to run concurrently.

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