The matter is likely to be heard by a Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court next week.
The appellants have urged the court to set aside the conviction order passed on September 30 and the death sentence awarded on October 14. Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla, who were sentenced to death for the murder, have challenged the Meerut district court’s verdict in the Allahabad High Court. The two convicts have jointly appealed against their convictions and death sentences, seeking to have the verdict overturned. The matter is likely to be heard by a Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court next week. Following an investigation, police arrested Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla. The trial was subsequently conducted before a court in Meerut.
The appeal filed before the High Court names senior advocate Sushil Shukla and advocates Nidhi Trivedi, Ravitendra Pratap Singh Chandel and Sandeep Kumar Dubey.
The District and Sessions Court in Meerut had convicted both accused on September 30, 2026. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on each convict, according to news agency ANI.
Subsequently, on October 14, 2026, the court awarded them the death penalty, describing the murder as a case falling under the ” rarest of rare” category. Both were separately convicted for destruction of evidence.
They have now challenged their convictions and death sentences before the Allahabad High Court.