Reserved On –03.12.2025 Delivered On – 17.12.2025 HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Appeal No. 342 of 2017 Ajam @ Ajeem @ Ikrar and another ........Appellants Versus State of Uttarakhand .….Respondent Present:-

Ms. Manisha Bhandari and Mr. Shaswat Sidhant, Advocates for the appellants.

Mr. Siddhartha Bisht, AGA for the State. Criminal Appeal No. 343 of 2017 Hafij Mustkeem ........Appellant Versus State of Uttarakhand .….Respondent Present:-

Ms. Manisha Bhandari and Mr. Shaswat Sidhant, Advocates for the appellant.

Mr. Siddhartha Bisht, AGA for the State.

Criminal Jail Appeal No. 32 of 2017 Imam Raza Naqvi ........Appellant Versus State of Uttarakhand .….Respondent Present:-

Mr. Pankaj Miglani, Advocate for the appellant through video conferencing.

Mr. Siddhartha Bisht, AGA for the State.

Coram: Hon’ble Ravindra Maithani, J.

Hon’ble Alok Mahra, J.

Per: Hon’ble Ravindra Maithani, J.

Since, all these appeals arise from one and the same first information report, they are heard together and being decided by this common judgment and order. However, in this judgment, wherever reference to prosecution witness (“PW”) is made, it shall refer to the witness or the witnesses examined in Ses