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The Supreme Court on Wednesday (February 11, 2026) agreed to hear the Uttar Pradesh government’s plea challenging the Allahabad High Court’s order quashing the death sentence awarded to four accused and life imprisonment to another in the 2007 Rampur CRPF camp terror attack case.
Eight CRPF personnel died and five were injured in an attack on their camp in Rampur on the night of 31 December 2007.
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice to the accused persons on the plea filed by the state and posted the matter for hearing after four weeks.
Advocate MS Khan appeared for the five accused.
The state challenged the High Court’s verdict of October 29 last year.
The High Court overturned the order of the trial court, which awarded death sentence and another life sentence to four persons in the case.
It acquitted Mohd Sharif, Sabauddin, Imran Shahjad, Mohd Farooq and Jang Bahadur Khan of murder and other serious charges, saying the prosecution had “not proved beyond reasonable doubt the charge of the main offence”.
However, the Supreme Court found five, including Jang Bahadur Khan, who was sentenced to life imprisonment, guilty under Section 25 (1-A) of the Arms Act and sentenced them to 10 years rigorous imprisonment.
Published – 11 Feb 2026 14:01 IST