IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.813 of 2019

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-11 Year-2018 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Saharsa

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1.

AKHILESH KUMAR Son of Sikandra Mahto Resident of Village - Chanan

Siswa, Ward No. -9, P.S.- Salkhua, District- Saharsa

2.

Nitish Kumar @ Nitish Kumar Yadav Son of Siko Yadav Resident of Village

- Chanan Siswa, Ward No. -9, P.S.- Salkhua, District- Saharsa

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Respondent/s

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with

CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No. 2121 of 2019

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-11 Year-2018 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Saharsa

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1.

SIKO YADAV @ SUKO YADAV Son of Chhotelal Yadav @ Chhoti Yadav

Resident of Village - Chanan Siswa, P.S.- Salkhua, Dist.- Saharsa.

2.

Vijay Mahto Son of Pasindra Mahto Resident of Village - Chanan Siswa,

P.S.- Salkhua, Dist.- Saharsa.

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Respondent/s

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Appearance :

(In CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 813 of 2019)

For the Appellant/s

:

Mr. Diwakar Prasad Singh, Advocate

Mr. Om Prakash Singh, Advocvate

Mr. Amardeep Lokpriya, Advocate

Mr. Hemant Kumar Sharan, Advocate

For the Respondent/s

:

Mr. Sujit Kumar Singh, APP

(In CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No. 2121 of 2019)

For the Appellant/s

:

Mr. Diwakar Prasad Singh, Advocate

Mr. Om Prakash Singh, Advocvate

Mr. Amardeep Lokpriya, Advocate

Mr. Hemant Kumar Sharan, Advocate

For the Respondent/s

:

Ms. Shashi Bala Verma, APP

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN

SINGH

and

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA

ORAL JUDGMENT

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.813 of 2019 dt.09-01-2023

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(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN

SINGH)

Date : 09-01-2023

As both these appeals arise out of the same judgment

and order of the trial court which are impugned, they have been

heard together and are being disposed of by the present common

judgment and order

2. By the impugned judgment and order dated

29.04.2019/ 30.04.2019 passed by the learned Additional

Sessions Judge-I-cum- Special Judge, Saharsa in POCSO 12 of

2018, corresponding to Mahila P.S. Case No. 11 of 2018, the

appellants have been convicted and sentenced as under:

Criminal Appeal DB No. 813 of 2019

Akhilesh

Kumar

Conviction

under Section

Sentence

Imprisonment Fine (Rs.)

In default of

fine

323 of the IPC RI for one year 1,000/-

RI for one

month

504 of the IPC RI for two

years

2,000/-

RI for 2

months

506 of the IPC RI for three

years

3,000

RI for 3

months

376(D) of the

IPC

RI for 20 years 20,000/-

RI for 20

months

448 of the IPC RI for one year 1,000/-

RI for one

month

6 of the

POCSO Act

RI for ten years 10,000/-

RI for 10

months

Nitish

Kumar

Conviction

under Section

Sentence

Imprisonment

Fine (Rs.)

In default of

fine

323 of the IPC RI for one year

1,000/-

RI for one

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.813 of 2019 dt.09-01-2023

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month

504 of the IPC RI for two years 2,000/-

RI for 2

months

506 of the IPC RI for three

years

3,000

RI for 3

months

376(D) of the

IPC

RI for 20 years

20,000/-

RI for 20

months

448 of the IPC RI for one year

1,000/-

RI for one

month

6 of the

POCSO Act

RI for ten years 10,000/-

RI for 10

months

Criminal Appeal (SJ) No. 2121 of 2019

Siko Yadav

@ Suko

Yadav

Conviction

under

Section

Sentence

Imprisonment Fine (Rs.)

In default of

fine

323 of the IPC RI for one year 1,000/-

RI for one

month

504 of the IPC RI for two

years

2,000/-

RI for 2

months

506 of the IPC RI for three

years

3,000

RI for 3

months

Vijay Mahto Conviction

under

Section

Sentence

Imprisonment Fine (Rs.)

In default of

fine

323 of the

IPC

RI for one

year

1,000/-

RI for one

month

504 of the

IPC

RI for two

years

2,000/-

RI for