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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR D.B. Criminal Appeal No. 1328/2016 Devendra Nagar S/o Shri Gopal Lal, R/o Haripura, Police Station Bhawani Mandi, District Jhalawar, Rajasthan. At Present In District Jail, Jhalawar. ----Accused/Appellant Versus State Of Rajasthan Through PP ----Respondent For Appellant(s) : Mr. Susheel Pujari with Mr. Shyam Bihari Guatam For Respondent(s) : Mr. Amit Kumar Punia, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BHUWAN GOYAL

Judgment

28/04/2026 Date of Conclusion of Arguments : 28.04.2026 Date on which judgement is reserved : 28.04.2026 Whether the full judgment or only the operative part is pronounced : Full Judgement Date of pronouncement : 11.05.2026 Per Hon’ble MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL, J.

By way of this criminal appeal, the appellant-accused (for brevity, ‘appellant’) has assailed the legality and validity of the judgement dated 31.05.2016 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Bhawani Mandi, District Jhalawar (for brevity, ‘learned trial Court’) in Sessions Case No.37/2014 whereby, he has been convicted and sentenced as under:-

Section 302 IPC:- Life imprisonment and fine of Rs.20,00