SANJAY PRASAD
Rakesh Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SANJAY PRASAD, J.
1. Both the criminal revision being Cr. Revision No. 265 of 2011 and Cr. Revision No. 185 of 2011 have been heard together and are being disposed of together, since, both have arisen out of common judgment dated 21.02.2011 passed by Sri Rajesh Kumar Dubey, learned Sessions Judge, West Sighbhum at Chaibasa in Cr. Appeal No. 03/2011 by which the appeal preferred on behalf of both the petitioner has been dismissed thereby affirming the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 10.01.2011 passed by Sri Prabhat Kumar Sharma, learned J.M., Ist Class, Chaibasa in G.R. Case No. 535/2009 (Sadar P.S. Case No. 73/2009) by which both the petitioners have been convicted for the offences under section 406 and 120B of the I.P.C and sentenced to undergo R.I. for two years and R.I. for six months respectively and both the sentences have been directed to run concurrently.
2. The prosecution case, in brief, is that the informant, Choudhary Satish Rai, working as Area Manager in Ashmita Microfin Limited situated at Bara Nimdih, Chaibasa stated before the Officer In-Charge that Ujjwal Kumar (petitioner in Cr. Revision No. 185 of 2011) was working as a Cashier in the s
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