HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN

BENCH AT JAIPUR

D.B. Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 211/2022

1.

Saifurrehman Ansari S/o Abdul Rehman Ansari, R/o House

No. 246, Badarka Mohalla, Ps Azamgarh, District

Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh (Presently Confined In Central

Jail, Jaipur)

2.

Mohd. Sarvar Azmi, S/o Mohd. Haneef, R/o Post

Chandpatti, Tehsil Sagri, Ps Ronapar, District Azamgarh,

Uttar Pradesh (Presently Confined In Central Jail, Jaipur)

3.

Mohd. Saif S/o Shadab Ahmed, R/o Gram Post Sanjarpur

Tehsil Nizamabad, Ps Saraimeer District Azamgarh, Uttar

Pradesh (Presently Confined In Central Jail, Jaipur )

4.

Mohd. Salman S/o Shakeel Ahmed, R/o Gram Post

Sanjarpur, Tehsil Nizamabad, Ps Saraimeer, District

Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh ( (Presently Confined In Central

Jail, Jaipur )

----Appellants

Versus

State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Public Prosecutor

----Respondent

Connected With

D.B. Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 251/2022

State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp

----Appellant

Versus

1.

Shahbaz Hussain @ Shahbaz Ahmed @ Shanu S/o Shri

Mumtaz Ahmad, Aged About 4 Years, R/o Mohalla Katra

Bazar, Bahdohi (Up) At Present R/o House No. 155/117(2)

Hata Sulema Kadar, Molviganj P.s. Naka Hindoli, Lucknow.

U.p.

2.

Shri Mohammad Saif @ Kairion S/o Shri Shadab Ahmad,

Aged About 32 Years, R/o Village Sanjrpur, P.s. Saraimeer,

Distt. Azamgarh (Up)

3.

Shri Mohammad Sarver Azami @ Rajhans Yadav S/o Shri

Mohammad Hanif, Aged About 34 Years, R/o Chand Patti

Bazar, P.s. Ronapar Zila, Distt. Aazamgarh, (Up)

4.

Shri Saifur @ Saifurrahman Ansari S/o Shri Abdul Rahman

Ansari, Aged About 32 Years, R/o 246, Badrka, P.s.

(2 of 62)

[CRLA-211/2022]

Kotwali, Distt. Aazamgarh (Up)

5.

Shri Mohmmad Salman S/o Sakil Ahamad, Aged About 26

Years, R/o Sanjarpur, P.s. Saraimeer, Distt. Azamgarh

(Up)

----Respondents

For State(s)

:

Ms. Rekha Madnani, Addl.G.A.

assisted by Ms. Savita Nathawat

For Accused(s)

:

Ms. Nitya Rama Krishnan, Sr. Adv.

Assisted by Mr. Vibhor Jain, Mr.

Shivam Sharma, Mr. Mayank Sapra,

Mr. Syed Saddat Ali, Mr. Aswath

Sitaraman, Mr. Raghav Tankha, Ms.

Stuti Rai

Mr. Shri Singh, Mr. Siddarth Satija, Mr.

Rajat Kumar, Ms. Tusharika Mattoo,

Ms. Ipsita Agarwal, Mr. Akash Sachan,

Ms. Zehra Khan, Mr. Syed Saddat Ali

Mr. Vishal Gosain, Ms. Seema Mishra,

Ms. Deeksha Dwivedi, Mr. Harsh

Bohra, Mr. Syed Saddat Ali

Mr. Ashok Agarwal, Mr. Nishant Vyas,

Mr. Mujahid Ahmed, Ms. Aditi Sarswat

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ BHANDARI

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN

Judgment

RESERVED ON :: 03/11/2022

PRONOUNCED ON :: 29/03/2023

(Per Hon’ble Pankaj Bhandari, J.)

D.B. Criminal Appeal No.211/2022 & 251/2022:

1.

Accused Mohammad Salman, Saifur @ Saifurrehman Ansari,

Mohammad Saif @ Karain and Mohammad Sarvar Azmi @ Rajhans

Yadav have preferred D.B. Criminal Appeal No.211/2022,

aggrieved by the judgment of conviction dated 18.12.2019 and

order of sentence dated 20.12.2019 passed by Special Judge,

(3 of 62)

[CRLA-211/2022]

Jaipur Bomb Blast Cases, Jaipur in Sessions Case No.6/2010 –

State Versus Shahbaz Hussain @ Shahbaz Ahmed @ Shanu &

Ors., FIR No.131/2008, Police Station, Manak Chowk, Jaipur City

(North), whereby accused Shahbaz Hussain was acquitted from

the charges levelled against him and other accused Mohammad

Salman, Saifurrehman Ansari, Mohammad Saif and Mohammad

Sarvar Azmi were convicted and State of Rajasthan has also

preferred D.B. Criminal Appeal No.251/2022 against the acquittal

of Shahbaz Hussain @ Shahbaz Ahmed @ Shanu and for

enhancement of sentence of other accused. Accused Mohammad

Salman, Saifurrehman Ansari, Mohammad Saif and Mohammad

Sarvar Azmi were acquitted from the charges under Sections 302,

307, 326, 324, 427, 124-A, 153-A of IPC, Section 3 of Prevention

of Damage to Public Property Act read with Section 120-B IPC,

Sections 4 and 5 of Explosive Sub