CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2388 of 1982 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:154952 Court No. 74 REPORTABLE Reserved on 31.7.2025 Delivered on 3.9.2025 HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.-2388 of 1982 Saind Pal Singh And Another ...Appellants Versus State ...Respondent JUDGMENT HON’BLE SANJAY KUMAR PACHORI, J. 1. Present Criminal Appeal has been preferred under Section 374 of Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred as “Cr.P.C.) against the judgment and order dated 28.8.1982 passed by Special Judge (D.A.A.)/Additional Sessions Judge, Lalitpur in Special Case No. 31 of 1982, whereby trial court convicted the appellants under Section 393, I.P.C. read with Section 12 of U.P. Dacoity Affected Area Ordinance, 1982 and sentenced them 3 years rigorous imprisonment each, however, trial court acquitted the appellants under Section 25(b)(4) of Arms Act. 2. Brief facts of the case are that the first information report dated 29.12.1981 has been registered against the appellants and unknown persons stating that when the first informant was on the way of village Bairwara at 9.00 p.m. near the Mission hospital, three assailants came and threatened him with dire consequences after showing the knives and attempte