1 REPORTABLE 2024 INSC 771 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.2224 OF 2014 SANDEEP ...APPELLANT VERSUS STATE OF UTTARAKHAND ...RESPONDENT J U D G M E N T R.MAHADEVAN, J. This appeal challenges the judgment and order dated 16.12.2011 passed by the High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital1, in Criminal Appeal No.65 of 20062, whereby, the High Court dismissed the said appeal and confirmed the judgment and order dated 16.05.2006 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge / First Fast Track Court, Roorkee, District Haridwar3 in Sessions Trial No. 208 of 19984. 2. The appellant Sandeep along with two others viz., Veer Singh and Dharamveer, was tried for having caused the murder of one Abdul Hameed on 30.10.1997 at 9.45 p.m., and thereby committed the offence under section 302 r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short, “the IPC”) and section 25/27 of 1hereinafter shortly referred to as “the High Court” 2Sandeep v. State of Uttarakhand