IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

Cr. Appeal (D.B.) No. 59 of 1998(P)

(Against the judgment of conviction and the order of sentence dated 20.12.1997, passed by the learned 1^st Additional Sessions Judge, Dumka, Santhal Pargana, in Sessions Case No.99 of

1995)

Fakruddin Mian, son of Late Hakim Mian, resident of Vill.

Bhithra, P.S. Jantara, District Dumka … …. ……. Appellant

Versus

The State of Bihar (now Jharkhand) … Respondent

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR RAI

For the Appellant : Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sinha, Amicus

For the Resp.-State : Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P.

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Order No.05/dated 20.12.2025

Per Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.

The instant Appeal is under Section 374(2) of the Code of

Criminal Procedure directed against the Judgment of Conviction and the Order of Sentence dated 20.12.1997 passed in Sessions Case No.99 of 1995 by the learned 1^st Additional Sessions Judge, Dumka, Santhal Pargana, by which, the sole appellant has been convicted under Section 302 of IPC and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life and was further sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six month for the offence under section 323 IPC. Both the sentences were

ordered to r