NON-REPORTABLE

2026 INSC 238 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.(s) 264 OF 2015 RAJENDRA & ORS ….APPELLANT(S)

VERSUS STATE OF UTTARAKHAND ...RESPONDENT(S)

J U D G M E N T

PRASANNA B. VARALE, J.

1. The present Criminal Appeal has been preferred by the Appellants challenging the Judgment and order dated 28.09.2012 passed by the High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital in Criminal Appeal No. 911 of 2001. The appellants had approached the High Court in appeal under Section 374 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as “Cr.P.C.”) challenging the Judgment and order dated 31.03.2000/03.04.2000 passed by the Signature Not Verified Digitally sligneed abyrned Additional Sessions Judge, Dehradun, in Sessions Trial rashmi dhyani pant Date: 2026.03.13 Reason:

No. 80 of 1999 wherein the appellants were convicted under Section 376(2)(G) and Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as “IPC”) and were sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 10 years along with a fine of Rs. 5000/- along with 6 months rigorous imprisonment u/s 506 IPC, running concurrently. The High Court in appeal upheld the conviction aw