Kaushal @ Alok Chauhan vs State of U.P.

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2025 Supreme(All) 3100

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
SIDDHARTH, AVNISH SAXENA
Kaushal @ Alok Chauhan – Appellant
Versus
State of U.P. – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : Sudeep Kumar Pathak.
For the Respondent:Govt. Advocate.

Table of Content
1. overview of facts and the incident leading to conviction. (Para 1 , 3 , 4 , 14)
2. appellant's defense arguments and claims of false implication. (Para 7 , 8 , 28 , 29)
3. judicial review of jurisdiction and evidence analysis. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12)
4. trustworthiness of witnesses and confirmation of evidence. (Para 18 , 26 , 30 , 31)
5. final ruling and direction for the appellant's sentencing. (Para 33 , 34)

JUDGMENT :

Avnish Saxena, J.

1. The present appeal is preferred against the judgment of conviction and sentence dated 09.07.2012 passed by the court of Additional Sessions Judge, Court No.2, Etawah in Sessions Trial No.59 of 2006 (State Vs. Kushal alias Alok Chauhan S/o Krishan Chandra Chauhan), in Case Crime No.383 of 1997, Police Station Kotwali, District Etawah, under Section 302 read with Section 34 of I.P.C.

2. The accused-appellant is punished with imprisonment for life and Rs.10,000/- fine, in default, two years additional imprisonment for committing the offence of murder committed in furtherance of common intention.

3. According to First Information Report (F.I.R.), two accused, namely, Deepak Dixit alias Deepu S/o Hari Om and Kaushal alias Alok Chauhan