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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD, LUCKNOW BENCH
ABDUL MOIN, PRAMOD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
Informant/Complainant (Victim X) – Appellant
Versus
State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Pramod Kumar Srivastava, J.
1. Heard Sri Shiv Shankar Verma, learned counsel for the appellant and learned A.G.A. for the State.
2. The present appeal under Section 372 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (herein-after referred to as “CrPC”)/413 of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (herein-after referred to as BNSS,2023) has been filed against the judgment and order dated 26.03.2026 passed by the court of Additional Session Judge, F.T.C. First, Ambedkar Nagar, in Sessions Trial No. 104 of 2023, State Vs. Amit Shahani, arising out of FIR No./Case Crime No. 65 of 2023, under Sections 342, 364, 366, 376, 506 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (herein-after referred as IPC), Police Station Zalalpur, District Ambedkar Nagar and charge-sheet filed under Sections 342, 366, 376 and 506 IPC, Police Station Zalalpur, District Ambedkar Nagar acquitting the opposite party No.2 from the charges under Sections 342, 366, 376 and 506 I.P.C.
3. Brief facts of the case are that on 23.01.2023, in the afternoon, the younger son of In @ Indrawati, daughter of Rambali, who lives next door to the victim had come to call her. Upon reaching there, Suman, wife of Kantraj, resident of the same vill
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