IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (D.B) No. 139 of 1998 (R)

(Against the judgment of conviction dated 29.04.1998 and the order of sentence dated 04.05.1998 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Dhanbad in Sessions Trial No. 10 of 1997)

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Bindeshwar Murmu son of Late Bhogal Murmu, resident of Police Station Barwadda, District-Dhanbad ....... … Appellant Versus The State of Bihar (now Jharkhand) … Respondent -------

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN -------

For the Appellant : Mr. Suraj Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shiv Shankar Kumar, APP ------

C.A.V on 10.03.2026 Pronounced on 06/04/2026 Per Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.

1. The instant appeal under section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure is directed against judgment of conviction dated 29.04.1998 and the order of sentence dated 04.05.1998 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Dhanbad in Sessions Trial No. 10 of 1997 whereby and whereunder the appellant, namely, Bindeshwar Murmu has been convicted under sections 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to undergo RI for life.

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2. The prosecution case was instituted on the fardbayan of the informa