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ANJANI KUMAR MISHRA, SYED AFTAB HUSAIN RIZVI
Sayeed – Appellant
Versus
State Of U. P. – Respondent
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| 1. details on the prosecution case and witness accounts. (Para 3 , 4 , 6 , 10) |
| 2. postmortem details affirming cause of death. (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 3. arguments against witness credibility and evidence reliability. (Para 12 , 14 , 16 , 18) |
| 4. court's reliance on direct evidence and witness testimony. (Para 20 , 22) |
ORDER :
(Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi, J.)
1. Heard Sri I.M. Khan, learned counsel for the appellants, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.
2. This criminal appeal has been filed against the common judgment and order dated 26.08.2010 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, court no. 6 Saharanpur in S.T.s No. 742 of 2005 (State vs. Sayeed alias Shahid) in case crime no. 448/05 under Section 302 and 307 IPC, S.T. No. 744 of 2005 (State vs. Sayeed alias Shahid) in case crime no. 453/05 under Sections 25 /4 of ARMS ACT , and S.T. No. 746 of 2005 (State vs. Zahid) Case Crime No. 470/05, under Section 25 /4 of ARMS ACT , P.S. Kotwali Dehat, District-Saharanpur, convicting the accused-appellants (Sayeed @ Shahid and Zahid) under Section 302 /34 and sentencing each of them to undergo life imprisonment, and a fine of Rs. 5000/- and in default of payment of fine,
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