The High Court dismissed the appeal against conviction but allowed the appeal on sentencing grounds, reducing the total term to the sentence already undergone and setting aside the fine orders due to long incarceration.
Sentence reduced to the period already undergone; order of fine set aside; appeal against conviction dismissed.
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Court No. - 87
Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 5536 of 2016
Appellant :- Ratan @ Chaita Respondent :- State of U.P. Counsel for Appellant :- Bhole Ram,Kameshwar Singh,Krishna Kant Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.,Ajay Kumar Srivastava
Hon'ble Dinesh Kumar Singh,J.
[Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.]
Order Date :- 2.1.2023 SP
Digitally signed by SALIM PRAVEJ Date: 2023.01.02 17:39:36 IST Reason: Location: High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the appeal against conviction should be maintained given the appellant has served a sufficient sentence.
Whether the ray for reduction of sentence and remission of fines should be allowed in light of the appellant's long incarceration.
5 provisions across 3 enactments
Ratan @ Chaita
State of U.P.
Dinesh Kumar Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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