CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 492 of 2025 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 492 of 2025 Ramlakhan Yadav .....Appellant(s) Versus State of U.P. and Another .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Kuldeep Singh Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Court No. - 46 HON'BLE SIDDHARTH, J. HON'BLE DEVENDRA SINGH-I, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for appellant and learned AGA for State and perused the trial court record. 2. This criminal appeal has been filed against the judgment and order dated 20.11.2024 passed by Special Judge, SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities ) Act, Auraiya, in Sessions Trial No. 179 of 2016 , State Vs. Ramlakhan Yadav, arising out of case crime no. 16/2016, under sections- 376 of IPC read with section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST Act and under section 366 of IPC, read with section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST Act, Police Station- Airwakatra, District- Auraiya, convicting and sentencing the appellant under section 376 IPC read with section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST Act for rigorous life imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs. 25,000 and in default of payment of fine, the appellant shall undergo additional simple imprisonment for a period of one month and convicting and sentencing the appellant u/s 366 IPC read with