ORAL JUDGMENT

Date : 05-02-2026 The instant appeal has been preferred by the appellants against the judgment of conviction dated 21.01.2014 and the order of sentence dated 27.01.2014 passed by the Court of the learned Additional District & Sessions Judge-IV, Gopalganj, in Sessions Trial No. 290 of 2009/91 of 2011 (arising out of Kuchaikote P.S. Case No. 01 of 2008), whereby and whereunder the appellants have been convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 341 and 307 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (in short, “IPC”). The appellants have been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one month for the offence punishable under Section 341 read with Section 34 of the IPC and to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years with a fine of Rs. 5,000/- for the offence punishable under Section 307 read with Section 34 of the IPC. In default of payment of fine, they have been directed to undergo one month’s imprisonment additionally. Both the sentences of imprisonment have been directed to run concurrently by the trial court.

Prosecution Story:-

2. The substance of the prosecution story, as appearing from the FIR, is as follows:

As per the informant, on 25.12.2007