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

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE RATNESH CHANDRA SINGH BISEN

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ON THE 17 OF MARCH, 2026 CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 550 of 2016 AJAY @ SHERA @ SHAMSHER AND OTHERS Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Appearance:

Shri Alkesh Kumar Mishra– Advocate for the appellants.

Shri Manas Mani Verma – Public Prosecutor for the respondent/State.

Heard on : 05.02.2026 Pronounced on : 17.03.2026 J U D G M E N T Per: Justice Ratnesh Chandra Singh Bisen.

With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, appeal is heard finally.

2. This criminal appeal under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been preferred by the appellants, being aggrieved of the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 11.12.2015 passed by the learned Special Judge (Atrocities) Satna, M.P. in Special Sessions Trial No.

121/2014, whereby the appellants were convicted and sentenced as under:-

Appellant No.1-Ajay@Shera@Shamsher R.I. for 6

376(D) I.P.C. R.I. for 20 years Rs.500/-

months No separate punishment has been

376(2)(i) I.P.C. awarded as this section is related with the same offence No separate Protection of punishment has been Chil