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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR D.B. Criminal Appeal (Db) No. 112/2019 Ramesh Singh S/o Shri Jawahar Singh, Aged About 26 Years, R/o Guddi Kesharpura Ps Sendra Dist. Pali (At Present Appellant Petitioner Confined In Beawar Jail)

----Appellant/Accused Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through PP ----Respondent For Appellant(s) : Ms. Shikha Parnami For Respondent(s) : Mr. Amit Kumar Punia, PP Mr. Jai Prakash Gupta with Mr. Yashovardhan Agarwal HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BHUWAN GOYAL

Judgment

15/04/2026 PER HON’BLE MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL, J.

This criminal appeal is directed against the judgement dated

31.01.2019 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge No.3, Beawar, District Ajmer (for short, ‘learned trial Court’) in Sessions Case No.20/2016 (18/2016) CIS No.20/16 whereby, the accused- appellant (for short, ‘appellant’) has been convicted and sentenced as under:

Section 302 IPC: Life imprisonment and fine of Rs. 10,000/-; in default whereof, four months’

additional simple imprisonment.

The relevant facts in nutshell are that the complainant-Gopal Singh (PW3) lodged a written report dated 25.03.2016 at about

9:25 pm with