CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1557 of 2020 at Allahabad

(1) AFR Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:93364-DB Judgment reserved on 21.05.2025 Judgment delivered on 30.05.2025 Court No. – 46 Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 1557 of 2020 Appellant :- Naushad Respondent :- State of U.P. Counsel for Appellant :- Kripa Shankar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- G.A., A.N. Mulla, Shashi Shekhar Tiwari, Arun Kumar Pandey with Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 1558 of 2020 Appellant :- Ahsan Respondent :- State of U.P. Counsel for Appellant :- Kripa Shankar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- G.A., A.N. Mulla, Shashi Shekhar Tiwari, Arun Kumar Pandey Hon'ble Rajiv Gupta, J. Hon'ble Samit Gopal, J. (Per: Samit Gopal, J.) 1. These two appeals are connected together as they are of co-accused and arise out of the same judgement and order of conviction. 2. The present appeals have been filed by the appellants Naushad and Ahsan against the judgement and order dated 17.03.2020 passed by Addl. Sessions Judge/F.T.C Court No.1, Saharanpur in S.T. No.634 of 2017 (State of U.P. Vs. Ahsan and another) whereby the accused- appellants have been convicted and sentenced under Section 364 IPC to life imprisonment, a fine of Rs.25,000/- and in default of payment of fine to 6 mont