[Criminal Appeal No. 1965 of 2008]. This appeal arises out of judgment and order dated 23.08.2007passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad in Criminal AppealNo.428 of 2006. By the impugned judgment and order, the High Court has confirmed the appellant's conviction and sentence of life imprisonment and three years rigorous imprisonment, under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ("IPC" for short) and Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959, respectively, ordered by the learned Sessions Judge in Sessions Case Nos.859 and 860 of 2000 in his judgment and order dated 17.01.2006. We have heard Shri Shovan Mishra, learned amicus for the appellant. None appears for the respondent- State of Uttar Pradesh. We have perused the judgments of the Trial Court and the High Court. The Trial Court and the High Court, apart from the other evidence, have relied upon the evidence of P.W.1, who is the informant and also an eye-witness to the entire incident. The Trial Court has also taken into consideration the postmortem report issued by the Doctor. The Trial Court, after analysing the entire evidence on record, has concluded that it is the accused and the accused alone who is responsible for causing the death of Krishna Murari Gupta by shooting at him with the country made pistol. Accordingly, has convicted and sentenced the appellant for the aforesaid offences.
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