CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 652 of 2001 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD (LUCKNOW) ********************* Reserved on: 05.03.2025 Delivered on:29.05.2025 Neutral Citation No. : - 2025:AHC-LKO:32260-DB A.F.R. Court No. - 9 Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 652 of 2001 Appellant :- Shera Respondent :- State of U.P. Counsel for Appellant :- Sudeep Kumar,A.K.Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- Govt.Advocate With Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 605 of 2001 Appellant :- Lakhan Respondent :- State of U.P. Counsel for Appellant :- Sudeep Kumar,A.K.Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- Govt.Advocate Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J. Hon'ble Ajai Kumar Srivastava-I,J. (Per:- Sangeeta Chandra, J.) 1. These are two criminal appeals challenging judgement and order dated 20.07.2001 passed by the Vth Additional District and Session Judge, Lucknow in Sessions Trial No. 194 of 1998, State of U.P. Vs. Chhote Lal and Others convicting the appellant Lakhan in Criminal Appeal No. 605 of 2001 under Section 302 of Criminal Appeal No. 652 of 2001 connected with Criminal Appeal No. 605 of 2001 Page No. -1 the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred as ‘IPC’) and awarding a punishment of life imprisonment and a fine of Rs.5000/- in default of payment of whi