LAKHAN LAL Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) A prayer for bail to the appellant, Lakhan Lal, has been made before this Court in this criminal appeal against the judgment of the Addl. Sessions Judge/Court No. 1, Varanasi, dated 23.11.2006, convicting and sentencing the appellant and the co- accused Ram Sudhar Patel, Ravi Singh and Gopendra Dubey to imprisonment for life and fine of Rs. 50,000 under Section 396, I.P.C. ; 3 years' R.I. and fine under Section 201, I.P.C. ; 10 years' R.I. under Section 412, I.P.C. and 7 years' R.I. and fine under Section 408, I.P.C.

(2.) WE have heard Mr. Gopal Chaturvedi, learned counsel for the appellant-applicant, learned A.G.A., and Sri Rajul Bhargava, learned counsel for the complainant ; perused the judgment of the trial court and the written objections filed by the State.

(3.) ACCORDING to the prosecution witnesses, the applicant Lakhan Lal and Ram Sudhar Patel had left with the two security guards of the Lords Distillery at about 10 a.m. on 19.5.2003 for cash collection. They collected substantial sums of money from the Jaunpur Depot, Faizabad Depot, Sultanpur Depot and Ambedkar Nagar by way of cash and bank drafts. Thus, they collected Rs. 23,58,000 in cash and Rs. 1,25,000 by way of bank drafts.