IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VIVEK AGARWAL &

HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE RAMKUMAR CHOUBEY CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 3732/2025 ATUL NIHALE Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH &

CRIMINAL REFERENCE CAPITAL NO. 2/2025 IN REFERENCE Versus ATUL NIHALE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Appearance:

Shri Sanjay K. Agrawal, Senior Advocate assisted by Shri Mihir Agrawal, Advocate – amicus curiae for the accused.

Shri Nitin Gupta, Public Prosecutor for the State.

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Reserved on : 19.11.2025 Delivered on : 22.01.2026

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JUDGMENT

Per : Justice Ramkumar Choubey, Heard finally.

2. The appeal under Section 415 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity “BNSS”) filed by the accused against conviction and sentence and the reference for confirmation of death sentence under Section 407 of BNSS submitted by the Special Judge, Bhopal designated under the p