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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY, PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
Ramawatar Rawani, Son of Late Kashi Ram – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.
1. Instant criminal appeal is directed against the judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 31.07.2002 passed by Ist Additional Sessions Judge, Bermo at Tenughat, District Bokaro in S.T. Case No. 162/110(A) of 1997 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 226/1997, whereby the whereunder, the appellants have been held guilty for the offences under Sections 148, 302/149, 325/149 of the I.P.C. and sentenced to undergo R.I. for one year for the offence under Section 148 of the I.P.C., R.I. for two years for the offence under Section 325/149 of the I.P.C and R.I. for life for the offence under Section 302/149 of the I.P.C.
2. We have heard Mrs. Neeharika Mazumdar, learned counsel for the appellants as well as Mr. Manoj Kumar Mishra, Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State and perused the record.
Factual Matrix
3. Factual matrix giving rise to this appeal is based upon Fardbeyan of one Rupa Devi wife of Nandan Singh, recorded on 27.03.1997 at Bokaro Colliery Hospital, Verandah at 09:00 P.M. by S.I. Sudama Yadav, Officer In-Charge of Gandhi Nagar Police Station wherein the informant stated that on the same day at about 07:30 PM, informant’
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