ORAL JUDGMENT

Date : 31-01-2026 The instant appeal has been filed by the appellants, Raj Kumar Singh @ Bhola Singh and Ram Kumar Singh @ Shambhu Singh, against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 20.12.2013, passed by the Court of the learned 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Darbhanga, in Sessions Trial Case No. 291 of 2009, arising out of Complaint Case No. 936 of 2002, whereby and whereunder the appellants have been convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 323 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code (in short, “IPC”). Appellant No. 1 has been further convicted under Section 354 of the IPC. Both the appellants have been sentenced to undergo imprisonment for six months each under Sections 323 and 504, and Appellant No. 1 has been sentenced to undergo imprisonment for one year under Section 354 of the IPC.

Prosecution Story

2. The prosecution story as appearing from the complaint filed by the PW-5 is as follows:

On 23.08.2002 at about 5:30 A.M., the complainant along with the wife of his brother namely, Urmila Devi went to a bamboo orchard located 50 laggis away from their house to attend the call of nature then the accused Mukesh Singh came there and stated to hi