Ranjeet Yadav vs State of U.P. - 2026 Supreme(All) 483

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2026 Supreme(All) 483

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
SIDDHARTHA VARMA, PRASHANT MISHRA-I
Ranjeet Yadav – Appellant
Versus
State of U.P. – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Ashutosh Kumar Mishra, Girish Kumar Singh, Rajrshi Gupta, Rizwan Ahamad, Sr. Advocate
For the Respondent: G.A. Amrendra Pratap Singh, Ashok Kumar Yadav, G.A., Girish Kumar Singh

JUDGMENT :

1. The Criminal Appeals No. 9263 of 2023, 9255 of 2023, 9555 of 2023 and 9965 of 2023 have been filed against the judgement and order dated 10.8.2023 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge (E.C. Act), Court No. 4, Deoria, in Sessions Trial No. 19 of 2019 (State vs. Devendra Yadav and others), arising out of Case Crime No. 144 of 2018, under Sections 302/34, 352, 504, 506 IPC and Section 7 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, Police Station – Bankata, District – Deoria, whereby the trial court convicted and sentenced the appellants, Devendra Yadav, Dan Singh Yadav, Ranjeet Yadav and Amit Kumar Rai, as follows:

(i) under Section 302/34 IPC, to undergo imprisonment for life along with a fine of Rs. 5,000/- each, and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo two months’ additional imprisonment;

(ii) under Section 352 IPC, to undergo one month’s rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs. 500/- each, and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo five days’additional imprisonment;

(iii) under Section 504 IPC, to undergo six months’ rigorous imprisonment, and in default thereof, to further undergo ten days’ additional imprisonment;

(iv) under Section