IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR VANI

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ON THE 19 OF NOVEMBER, 2025 CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 10973 of 2024 MUKESH @ GUDDU DWIVEDI Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Appearance:

Shri Manish Kumar Mukhraiya - Advocate for the appellant. Shri Anil Upadhyay - Panel Lawyer for the respondent/State.

J U D G M E N T With consent of the learned counsel for the parties, heard finally.

This criminal appeal under Section 374 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, herein after referred to as the Code) has been preferred against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 19.09.2024 in S.T. No.84 of 2019 passed by learned First Additional Sessions Judge, Dindori (MP) whereby the appellant has been convicted for offence under Section 120-B read with Section 465 of IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a term of 06 months with fine of Rs.5,000/- with default stipulation.

2. In this case, accused persons, namely, Ajmer Das, Arti Mongre, Santu Singh, Devendra @ Deepak Burman and the present appellant Mukesh @ Guddu Dwivedi are charged under sections 120-B r/w Sections 420, 467 and 471 of IPC that between th