AFR HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD Dharmendra @ Chandra Prakash …..Appellant(s)

Versus State of U.P.

…..Respondent(s)

Counsel for Appellant(s) : From Jail, Harish Chandra Tiwari Counsel for : A.G.A.

Respondent(s)

Court No. - 48 HON'BLE CHANDRA DHARI SINGH, J.

HON'BLE DEVENDRA SINGH-I, J.

Per Hon’ble Chandra Dhari Singh, J

1. The instant criminal appeal has been filed by appellant-Dharmendra alias Chandra Prakash against a judgment and order dated 08.06.2022 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 4, Jhansi in Sessions Trial No. 336 of 2014 arising out of Case Crime No. 80 of 2014, under Section 302 IPC whereby the learned Judge convicted and sentenced the appellant to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 20,000/- under Section 302 IPC and in case of default in payment of fine, he was further directed to undergo additional imprisonment of one year.

Brief Facts of the case

2. The facts that formed the bedrock of the present criminal appeal, in short compass, are that a written report was handed over by the first informant Rohit Kumar, son of Kailash Narain at police station Uldan at 01:30 AM on 23.07.2014 that on 22.07.2017 at about 08:30 PM, his cousin Dharmendra (hereinafter