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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR D.B. Criminal Appeal No. 548/2015 Sardar @ Bala @ Balu S/o Bansidhar Age 36 years R/o Dhani Bijarniya Ki Tan Ratanpura Police Station Sri Madhopur District Sikar (At Present confined in Central Jail Jaipur)

----Accused/Appellant Versus State Of Rajasthan Through PP ----Respondent/Non-Petitioner For Appellant(s) : Mr. Anshuman Saxena with Mr. Dharamsheel Sharma For Respondent(s) : Mr. Shree Ram Dhakar, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN

Order

04/02/2026 This criminal appeal is directed against the judgement dated

15.05.2015 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Sri Madhopur, District Sikar (for brevity, ‘learned trial Court’) in Sessions Case No.3/2014 whereby, the accused appellant (for brevity, ‘appellant’) has been convicted and sentenced as under:-

Section 302 IPC:- Life imprisonment and fine of Rs.10,000/-.

The relevant facts in brief are that the complainant-Bhanwar Lal (PW 15) lodged a written report (Ex. P15) at the Police Station Sri Madhopur on 17.10.2013 stating therein that his daughter- Kiran @ Gothi was married to the appellant in the year 2004. It