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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
TARUN SAXENA
Ram Nias – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
TARUN SAXENA, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the appellant, learned AGA for the State and perused the record.
2. This criminal appeal has been preferred by the accused-appellant against the judgment and order dated 21.12.1988 passed by the Special Judge, Dacoity Affected Area (DAA)/ 4th Additional Sessions Judge, Eta in Special Session Trial No. 567 of 1984, whereby the trial court convicted the appellant under Section 411 I.P.C. and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment of two years.
3. In brief, the prosecution story before the trial court was that accused appellant Ram Niwas along with three other persons on 02.03.1984 at some time after 4:00 P.M., in the local territory of village Yaqootganj within the limits of Police Station Sahawar, District Etah committed robbery and looted a tractor 'Escort' along with a trolley from the possession of Natthu son of Ram Chandra, who is the complainant of the case. That tractor was in joint ownership of one Mahendra Pal Singh and Prem Singh who were the residents of town and Police Station Bilsi, District Badaun. Later on 30.03.1984 in the local territory of village Nagla Ulfat, within the circle of Police Station Soron, one
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