JUDGMENT :

Justice Nalin Kumar Srivastava, J.

Re: Criminal Misc. Application (Leave to Appeal)

1. This application has been preferred by the learned Stated counsel under Section 395/397, 120-B I.P.C., 7 Criminal Law Amendment Act and Section 5 Explosive Act with the prayer that the leave to appeal be granted against the judgment and order dated 5.8.2023 passed by Additional District and Sessions Judge/ F.T.C.-02, Azamgarh in S.T. No. 171 of 2003 (State Versus Khalilurrahman and Ors) arising out of case crime no. 425H of 2000, P.S.-Mubarakpur, District- Azamgarh, whereby the accused persons/ respondents total 22 in number namely 1. Anwar Alam son of Gulam Rasool, 2. Matiurrahman son of Gulam Rasul 3. Gufran son of Abdul Rashid 4. Mohd. Faisal son of Abdul Rashid 5. Munir son of Hazi Khalil 6. Ayub son of Mohd. Hasan 7. Mohd. Shahid son of Abdul Mani 8. Jamal Akhtar son of Hazi Abdul Mani 9. Faridul Haq son of Abdul Zabbar 10. Asrar Ahmad son of Hazi Irshad 11. Nausad son of Hazi Gaffar 12. Shakeel alia Jheenak son of Masood Ahmad 13. Inamul Haq son of Habirruhman 14. Abdul Mannan son of Abdul Gaffar 15. Shamshul Haq son of Hazi Ali Ahmad 16. Ayub Fauji son of Suleman 17. Zameel son of