CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 253 of 1997 at Allahabad

Reserved on 18.04.2025 Delivered on 28.05.2025 Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:90857-DB Court No. - 43:- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 253 of 1997 Appellant :- Mukesh Respondent :- State of U.P. Counsel for Appellant :- Abida Syed,J.N. Verma Counsel for Respondent :- Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Birla,J. Hon'ble Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J. (Per: Hon'ble Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J.) 1. Heard Ms. Abida Syed, learned Amicus Curiae for the appellant and Shri Ajay Kumar Sharma, learned AGA for the State. 2. We have considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and have perused the material available on record. 3. The appellant, by way of filing this appeal, has challenged his conviction under Section 302 IPC and Section 25 of Arms Act and sentence of life imprisonment under Section 302 IPC and one year rigorous imprisonment for offence under Section 25 of Arms Act by the learned Vth Additional Sessions Judge, Kanpur Nagar vide judgement and order dated 06.2.1997 passed in Sessions Trial No.652 of 1993 arising out of Case Crime No.274 of 1993, under Section 302 IPC and 25 Arms Act, Police Station G.R.P., District Kanpur Nagar. 4. The prosecution story in brief is that Head Con