Om Prakash vs State - 2023 Supreme(All) 2853

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2023 Supreme(All) 2853

RAJ BEER SINGH, SURENDRA SINGH I
Om Prakash – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Appellant : S.P.Kumar,Pulak Ganguly.
For the Respondent: A.G.A.

Table of Content
1. factual background of the criminal appeal. (Para 1 , 4 , 5 , 6)
2. sentencing considerations and appeal conditions. (Para 8 , 10 , 21)
3. defense arguments regarding evidence reliability and sentencing. (Para 9 , 11 , 15)
4. court's rationale on sentencing and evidence evaluation. (Para 12 , 22)
5. final judgment and sentencing decision. (Para 24 , 25 , 26)

JUDGMENT

Raj Beer Singh, J.

This criminal appeal has been preferred against judgement and order dated 20.09.1982, passed by the Additional Sessions Judge-V, Bareilly in S.T. No. 353 of 1980, under Sections 302 , 147, 148, 323/149 IPC, police station Shahi, district Bareilly, whereby, accused-appellant Nos. 1 to 3, namely, Om Prakash, Ram Chandra and Bholey have been convicted under Sections 147 , 323/149 IPC and sentenced to three months rigours imprisonment under Section 147 IPC and three months rigorous imprisonment under Section 323 /149 IPC. Accused-appellant no. 4 Summeri has been convicted under Section 302 , 148, 323/149 IPC and sentenced to imprisonment for life under Section 302 IPC, six months rigorous imprisonment under Section 148 IPC and two months rigorous imprisonment under Section 323 /149 IPC.

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