Kunwar Lakra vs State of Jharkhand - 2025 Supreme(Jhk) 1199

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2025 Supreme(Jhk) 1199

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD, SANJAY PRASAD
Kunwar Lakra – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : Chandan Kumar
For the Respondent: Vishwanath Roy

JUDGMENT :

Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.

1. Since both these appeals arise out of the common judgment of conviction and order of sentence, as such with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, they are taken up together and are being disposed of by this common order.

2. These appeals have been filed under section 374(2) of the Cr.P.C against the judgment of conviction dated 14.07.2003 and order of sentence dated 17.07.2003, passed by the learned Session Judge, Simdega, in Session Trial No.143 of 1993 arising out of Kurdeg PS Case No.35 of 1992 corresponding to G.R. Case No.428 of 1992 registered under Sections302/324/323/34 of the INDIAN PENAL CODE whereby and whereunder the appellants have been convicted under Section 302 /34 of the INDIAN PENAL CODE and have been directed to undergo life imprisonment for the offence under Section 302 /34 of the INDIAN PENAL CODE .

3. At the outset it needs to refer herein that the appellant no.1, namely, Kuwar Lakra and the appellant no. 3, namely, Patras Lakra, in Cr. Appeal (DB) No.1018 of 2003 have died during pendency of these criminal appeals.

4. In this regard a report of the Mukhiya of village-Chadrimunda dated17.09.2024 has been forwarded by