CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2909 of 2025 at Allahabad

Reserved on :- 07.11.2025 Delivered on :- 02.12.2025 HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 2909 of 2025 Rani Devi .....Appellant(s) Versus State of U.P. .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Shyam Sudarshan Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. In Chamber HON'BLE SIDDHARTH, J. HON'BLE DEVENDRA SINGH-I, J. 1. Heard Sri Radhe Shyam Shukla, Advocate holding brief of Sri Shyam Sudarshan, learned counsel for the appellant; learned A.G.A for the State and perused the trial court record. 2. The present criminal appeal is being preferred by the appellant against the judgment and order dated 07.02.2025 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 08, Kanpur Nagar in Sessions Trial No. 420 of 2024 (Case Crime No. 501 of 2014) under Section 302 IPC, Police Station- Chakeri, District- Kanpur Nagar, convicting the appellant under Section 302 IPC for imprisonment for life time and fine of Rs. 10,000/-. In default of payment of fine of the applicant to further undergo additional imprisonment of one month. 3. The prosecution case is that on 31.05.2014 younger brother of informant, Virendra Singh Bahadur, aged about 35 years went to the shop of Arjun at about 10:30 p.m al