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2025 DAILYLAW 2260 (UTT)

GORAKHNATH v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

CRJA/16/2020 · 2025-09-22

Pankaj Purohit

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2025:UHC:8472 SL. No Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGES’S ORDERS CRJA No.16 of 2020 With CRJA No.15 of 2020 Hon’ble Pankaj Purohit, J. Mr. Amit Kapri, learned Amicus Curiae for the appellant. 2. Ms. Pushpa Joshi, learned D.A.G. and Mr. S.C. Dumka, learned A.G.A. with Ms. Sweta Badola Dobhal, learned Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. These criminal jail appeals are filed against the judgment and order dated 10.12.2019 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Khatima, District Udham Singh Nagar in Sessions Trial No.282 of 2013 State Vs. Gorakhnath and ors., whereby, the appellant was convicted and sentenced under Sections 307 and 353 IPC for a period of seven years r.i. with fine of Rs.20,000/- with default stipulation six months’ additional s.i. and two years r.i. with fine of Rs.5,000 with default stipulation three months’ additional s.i., respectively, as well as judgment and order dated 10.12.2019 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Khatima, District Udham Singh Nagar in Sessions Trial No.283 of 2013 State Vs. Gorakhnath, whereby, the appellant was convicted and sentenced under Section 25 of the Arms Act for one year’s r.i. with fine of Rs.5,000/- with default stipulation three months’ additional s.i. 2025:UHC:8472 4. Vide order dated 02.09.2025, learned State Counsel was directed to bring on record the custody certificate of appellant. 5. Today, learned State Counsel has passed on to this Court custody certificate of the appellant, which is taken on record. 6. Accordingly to the said custody certificate, it is clear that the appellant has served out the sentence imposed upon him and has already been released from the concerned Jail after completion of the sentence imposed upon him. 7. In view of the above, these criminal jail appeals have rendered infructuous. 8. Accordingly, both the criminal jail appeals are dismissed as infructuous. (Pankaj Purohit, J.) 22.09.2025 PN