1. We have heard the learned counsel appearing for the appellant, Sanjay Kumar, at some length, who has drawn our attention to the depositions of the eye-witnesses, namely, Sanjay Kumar (the appellant and informant/complainant)...

1. Leave granted.

1. Since the issues raised in both the captioned appeals are same, the parties are also same and the challenge is also to the self-same judgment and order passed by the High Court, those were taken up for hearing analogously and...

1. Leave granted.

1. The instant appeals have been preferred by the accused-appellants against the common judgment dated 15.05.2013 passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh in Criminal Appeal No. 1850 of 2010 and other connected matters wherein...

1. For the convenience of exposition, this judgment is divided into the following parts:—

1. Delay condoned. I.A(s) seeking permissions to file Special Leave Petitions are allowed.

1. We have heard the learned counsel appearing for the appellant, Sanjay Kumar, at some length, who has drawn our attention to the depositions of the eye-witnesses, namely, Sanjay Kumar (the appellant and informant/complainant)...

1. Leave granted.

1. The present set of two appeals have been filed by the State of Chhattisgarh challenging the impugned common judgment and order passed by the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur in Criminal Appeal No. 601 of 2007 and...