(1.) Pursuant to the order passed by this Court dated 3 rd April 2024, the present appeal has been taken up for final hearing.
(2.) This Court, while passing the aforesaid order, has considered the fact that the appellant-accused has already undergone 9 years and 8 months of incarceration.
(3.) The present appeal under Sec. 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, the 'Cr.P.C.') is at the instance of the appellant-accused and is directed against the judgement and order of conviction and sentence dated 7 th January 2016 passed by the learned Additional Session Judge, Patan, in Sessions Case No.83 of 2014, whereby the learned Sessions Judge has convicted the appellant-accused for the offences punishable under Ss. 302, 323 and 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1809 (for short, the 'IPC').