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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR D.B. Criminal Appeal No. 1041/2002

1. Lakshman Ram S/o Govind Ram

2. Prabhu Ram S/o Govind Ram

3. Lekh Ram S/o Govind Ram

4. Raja Ram S/o Rupa Ram

5. Hanuman S/o Govind Ram

6. Krishan Lal S/o Govind Ram

7. Devi Lal S/o Rupa Ram All R/o Village Dhandhra, Police Station Ramsinghpur, District Sriganganagar.

----Appellants Versus The State of Rajasthan.

----Respondent For Appellant(s) : Dr. RDSS Kharlia Mr. Govind Singh For Respondent(s) : Mr. Rajesh Bhati, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINIT KUMAR MATHUR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL BENIWAL

Judgment

BY THE COURT: (Per Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur)

1. The instant D.B. Criminal Appeal has been preferred by the accused-appellants under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure assailing the validity of the judgment dated 04.12.2002 passed by learned Additional District and Sessions Judge (Fast Track), Anoopgarh, District Sri Ganganagar (hereinafter referred to as “the learned trial court”) in Sessions Case No. 98/2001, whereby the accused-appellants were convicted and sentenced in the following manner:-

2. As per the prosecution case, a written report was submitted by the co