T. AMARNATH GOUD
Saktipada Chakraborty – Appellant
Versus
State of Tripura – Respondent
JUDGMENT (ORAL)
1. The present revision petitions are filed challenging the orders dated 22.11.2021 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Sepahijala, Sonamura in Case No. Criminal Appeal No.02 of 2019 (impuged order in Crl.Rev.P No.02 of 2022) and Criminal Appeal No.04 of 2019 (impuged order in Crl.Rev.P No.03 of 2022).
2. The accused persons and the review petitioners in Crl.Rev.P.No.2 of 2022 have challenged the order dated 22.11.2021 passed in Criminal Appeal No.02 of 2019, wherein the learned Sessions Judge, Sepahijala, Sonamura upheld the Judgment and Order of conviction dated 07.02.2019 passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sepahijala, Sonamura in GR-444 of 2011 sentencing the petitioners No.1 and 2 to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- for the commission of an offence under Section 448 of IPC with default tipulation and also sentenced the convict-petitioners No.1 and 2 to suffer R.I for 7 years and to pay a fine of Rs.30,000/- with default stipulations under Section 326 of IPC. The Court below further sentenced the convict-petitioners No.3 and 4 to suffer R.I. for one year and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- for the commission of
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