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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Ashutosh Kumar, Jitendra Kumar
Rajesh Mahto, son of Late Jagdish Mahto
JUDGMENT :
JITENDRA KUMAR, J.
All three appeals have been taken up together as they have been preferred against the same impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 31.07.2018 and 01.08.2018 respectively passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum Special Judge, Munger in Sessions Trial No. 41 of 2016 arising out of Muffasil P.S. Case No. 230 of 2015, whereby all the appellants have been found guilty under Sections 302 , 341, 342 and 504 read with Section 34 of the INDIAN PENAL CODE and sentenced to undergo R.I. for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 25,000/- under Section 302 ; to undergo S.I. for one month and to pay a fine of Rs. 500/- under Section 34 1; to undergo S.I. for one year and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000/- under Section 34 2 and to undergo R.I. for two years and to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/- under Section 504 of the INDIAN PENAL CODE . The appellant/Rajesh Mahto has also been found guilty under Section 27 of the ARMS ACT and sentenced to undgero R.I. for three years and to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/-. In case of default to pay the fines, they have been ordered to undergo additional S.I. for six months. All the sentenced have been directed to run concurrentl
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