RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD, J.

Heard Sri Pramod Kumar Singh, learned counsel representing the appellant and Sri S.B. Verma, learned counsel for the State.

2. The sole appellant has filed this criminal appeal for setting aside the judgment dated 23.08.1994 passed by learned 3rd Additional Sessions Judge, Patna in Session Trial No. 140/1992 whereby the present appellant has been held guilty and accordingly convicted under Sections 304B, 4989A and 201 of the Indian Penal Code, he has been sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life for the offence under Section 304B I.P.C. and rigorous imprisonment for three years under Section 498A and three years under Section 201 I.P.C., all the sentences have been ordered to run concurrently.

3. Before we proceed to decide the matter it would also be proper to place on record that in this very case the co-accused Sidheshwar Yadav was also found guilty and was convicted accordingly in terms stated hereinabove. He had preferred Cr.APP (DB) No. 429/1994 before this Court but during pendency of the appeal the said Sidheshwar Yadav expired on 17.01.2009. This Court vide order dated 30.01.2018 passed in Cr.APP.(DB) No. 429/1994 has held the said appeal