DEVENDRA PANDEY Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Forty seven accused persons, namely, Gyan Giri, Subhash Chandra, Lakhan Singh, Nazim Khan, Harpal Singh, Rajendra Singh, Narayan Das, Krishna Veer, Karan Singh, Rakesh Singh, Nem Chand, Shamsher Ahmed, Badan Singh, Devendra Pandey, Mohd. Anis, Ramesh Chandra Bhartiya, Veer Pal Singh, Natthu Singh, Dhani Ram, Sugam Chandra, Collector Singh, Kunwar Pal Singh, Shyam Babu, Banwari Lal, Dinesh Singh, Sunil Kumar Dixit, Ram Nageena, Vijay Kumar Singh, Vijendra Singh, M.P. Mittal, M.C. Durgapal, R.K. Raghav, Surjeet Singh, Munna Khan, Durvijay Singh s/ o Tadinal, Mahaveer Singh, Gaya Ram, Register Singh, Rashid Hussain, Durvijay Singh s/o Dilaram, Syed Ale Raja Rizvi, Satya Pal Singh, Harpal Singh and Ram Chandra Singh, were tried by the Special Judge, C.B.I. Court No.1/Additional District Judge, Lucknow in Criminal Case No.1800439 of 2001: State of U.P. Through C.B.I. Vs. Gyan Giri and others, arising out of (i) R.C.1(S)/1993; (ii) R.C.2(S)/1993; and (iii) R.C.3(S)/1993, under Ss. 120-B, 302, 364, 365, 218, 117 I.P.C., Police Station C.B.I./S.I.C., New Delhi.

(2.) Vide judgment and order dtd. 4/4/2016 the Special Judge, C.B.I. Court No.1/Additional District Judge, Lucknow convicted and sentenced the accused persons in the manner stated hereinbelow :-

(3.) Feeling aggrieved by their aforesaid conviction and sentence, convicts/appellants, Devendra Pandey, Mohd. Anis, Ramesh Chandra Bhartiya, Veer Pal Singh, Natthu Singh, Dhani Ram, Sugam Chand, Collector Singh, Kunwar Pal Singh, Shyam Babu, Banwari Lal, Dinesh Singh, Sunil Kumar Dixit, Arvind Singh, Ram Nagina, Vijay Kumar Singh, have preferred Criminal Appeal No.549 of 2016, whereas convicts/appellants Vijendra Singh, M.P. Mittal, M.C. Durgapal, R.K. Raghav, Surjeet Singh, Udai Pal Singh, Munna Khan, Durvijay Singh, Mahaveer Singh, Gaya Ram, Register Singh, Rashid Hussain, Durvijay Singh, Syed Ale Raza Rizvi, Satya Pal Singh, Harpal Singh, Ram Chandra Singh have preferred Criminal Appeal No.513 of 2016 and convicts/appellants Rajendra Singh, Harpal Singh s/o Shri Bhim Sen, Gyan Giri, Subhas Chandra, Lakhan Singh, Nazim Khan, Narayan Das, Krishna Veer, Karan Singh, Rakesh Singh, Nem Chandra, Shamsher Ahmed, Satendra Singh, Badan Singh have preferred Criminal Appeal No.551 of 2016.