HON’BLE DIVESH CHANDRA SAMANT, J.
[PER: HON’BLE AJAY BHANOT, J.]
1. The instant appeal arises out of judgment dated 24.08.2016 rendered by the learned Sessions Court in Sessions Trial No.- 1912 of 2012 (State vs. Amiruddin and others). The F.I.R. which set the criminal proceedings on foot culminating in the impugned judgement was registered as Case Crime No.- 263 of 2012 under Sections 302/149, 147,148, 404 IPC at P.S.- Pilakhuva, District- Hapur.
2. The learned trial court by the impugned judgment has found the accused persons guilty of offences under Sections 302/149 IPC and accordingly sentenced them to life imprisonment for the said offences and also has imposed a fine of Rs. 10,000/-. In default of payment of fine, one year rigorous imprisonment is to follow. The learned trial court has also imposed a punishment of one year rigorous imprisonment upon the accused appellants for offences under Section 147 I.P.C. after finding them guilty on the said count and has further imposed a fine of Rs. 1000/-. Upon default of payment of fine the accused are to undergo three months of rigorous imprisonment. In addition, the trial court held the accused persons guilty of committing an offence under Section 404 IPC and sentenced each of them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years and imposed a fine of Rs. 1000/-. Upon default in payment of fine, further punishment of three months of rigorous imprisonment has been imposed. The appellants Amiruddin, Sonu and Karim Khan have been found guilty of an offence under Section 148 IPC and sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs. 1,000/- for committing the said offence. In default of payment of said fine, further rigorous imprisonment of three months has been imposed.
