Sudhir Singh, J. – In this batch of appeal, inadvertently the order dated 15.09.2023 has wrongly been typed as Serial No.6 and the order dated 19.09.2023 as Serial No.4, which require correction, therefore, the order dated 15.09.2023 be read as Serial No.4 and the order dated 19.09.2023 as Serial No.5.

2. By order dated 15.09.2023 passed in the present batch of appeals, Mr. Anil Singh, learned advocate, was appointed as Amicus Curiae to assist the Court.

3. As per the F.I.R., the prosecution case in brief is that on the evening of 25th March 2012, Suman Barnwal, the wife of Naresh Barnwal (informant-cum-appellant) along with her husband and family members was travelling from Rajgir to Jamui, in between 8-9 pm, she was shot dead near Lakhisarai road and thereby, formal first information report (Exhibit 6) was registered.

4. The prosecution, in course of trial, contended that the murder was committed by the appellant Naresh Barnwal in conspiracy with the appellants Jitu Singh @ Jitendra Singh @ Amarjeet Singh @ Suraj Singh, Vikky Singh @ Ravi @ Guddu Singh @ Munna, Ram Pravesh Singh @ Burbha, Basant Singh, Vinay Singh, Ranjay Singh @ Debu Singh @ Ganesh Singh and Khusboo Kumari. Sri Kri