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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD, GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY
Madhab Chandra Dey alias Madhu S/o Panchanan Dey – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar (Now Jharkhand) – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD, J.
1. The instant appeal has been filed under Section 374 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the judgment of conviction dated 20.09.1997 and order of sentence dated 22.09.1997 passed by learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Bokaro, in Sessions Trial No.443 of 1994 whereby and whereunder the appellant has been convicted under sections 302/34 and section 394 of IPC and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment each under sections 302/34 IPC and 394 IPC. Both the sentences were ordered to run concurrently.
2. At the outset it needs to refer herein that it is evident from the order dated 05.02.2025 passed by the co-ordinate Bench of this Court that one of the appellant Ludka Kandu alias Bhagwan Das, Son of Late Gopal Kandu has died during the pendency of the instant appeal, hence, the instant appeal has already abated against him.
Prosecution Case:
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