# CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 5498 of 2023 at Allahabad

Court: Allahabad High Court
Date: 2025-05-22
Citation: CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 5498 of 2023 at Allahabad
Petitioner: CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 5498 of 2023 at Allahabad
Respondent: Unknown

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:86699-DB Court No. - 45 Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 5498 of 2023 Appellant :- Guddu Respondent :- State of U.P. Counsel for Appellant :- Chakshuvendra Pachauri,Ritesh Singh,Suresh Singh Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Alongwith Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 8392 of 2023 Appellant :- Shripal Respondent :- State of U.P. Counsel for Appellant :- Kuldeep Johri Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Saumitra Dayal Singh,J. Hon'ble Sandeep Jain,J. (Per: Hon'ble Sandeep Jain,J.) 1. Heard Sri Kuldeep Johri and Sri Ritesh Singh, learned counsel for the appellants, Sri Pankaj Kumar Tripathi, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. Submission is, there is absolutely no evidence against the appellants, namely, Shripal and Guddu. Neither the evidence of last seen exist nor there is motive nor there is any confession made to the Court. 3. Thus, at this stage, it has been pressed that requirement of paper book may be dispensed and appeals itself be heard on its merit. 4. Learned A.G.A., with all fairness, does not oppose the prayer. Learned counsel for the parties have availed the opportunity to go through the trial court record. Thereafter, we hav

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