IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT GWALIOR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE ANAND PATHAK &

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE HIRDESH

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ON THE 28 OF NOVEMBER, 2025 CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 259 of 2016 BANTI @ VISHWAJEET SINGH BHADAURIYA Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Appearance:

Shri Ashok Kumar Jain and Ms. Nikita Jain- learned Counsel for appellant.

Shri Deependra Singh Kushwah- leaned Additional Advocate General for respondent-State.

ORDER Per: Justice Hirdesh Present criminal appeal under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been preferred by appellant- Banti @ Vishwajeet Singh Bhadauriya, assailing the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 30.11.2015 passed by learned Fourth Additional Sessions Judge, Bhind, in Special Case No.245 of 2013. By the impugned judgment, appellant was convicted under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment with a fine of Rs.50,000/-, with a default stipulation of one year’s rigorous imprisonment. He was further convicted under Section 452 IPC and sentenced to five years’ rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs.5,000/-, with a default stipulation of six months’ rigorous imprisonment.

Both sentences were directed to run concurre