JUDGMENT :

Subhash Chand, J.

Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned counsel for the State.

1. The instant criminal appeal is preferred on behalf of the appellant against impugned Judgment of conviction and Order of sentence dated 8th February, 2013 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge-I, Pakur in Sessions Case No.80 of 2010/S.T. No.70 of 2013, whereby, the appellant had been convicted for the offence under Sections 302/342 of the Indian Penal Code and had been sentenced to undergo rigorous life imprisonment along with fine of Rs.10,000/-.

2. The brief facts giving rise to this criminal appeal are that the informant—Tufaani Sheikh gave the written information with the police station concerned with these allegations, on 21st April, 2010, that his brother Israil Sheikh @ Bhagat Sheikh had borrowed money Rs.1000/- from Azad Sheikh and in lieu of the same had assured him to do labour for him. In the meantime his mother fell ill and his brother could not go to do labour. Two days ago from today (21st April, 2010) Azad Sheikh came to his house and demanded the money lent by him and his brother stated that same was spent in the treatment of his ailing mother and he would return