Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J. – This appeal has been preferred by the appellants under Section 374(2), putting to challenge the impugned judgment of conviction and order dated 28.05.2015 passed by learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-IV, Danapur, in Sessions Trial No. 1020 of 2013, arising out of Bihta P.S. Case No. 04 of 2013, whereby the appellants have been convicted and sentenced as under: –

2. We must, at the outset, point out that when this appeal was called for final hearing on various dates, there was no representation on behalf of the appellants. Accordingly, by an order dated 14.11.2022, the Court had appointed Mr Pratik Mishra, learned Advocate of this Court from the panel of lawyers prepared by Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, for providing legal aid, to assist this Court and place the case of the appellants before this Court. Mr Mishra ha