and ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD)

4 19-12-2025 Vide our order dated 08.07.2025 in Death Reference No. 2 of 2025, we had sent an information to the office of the learned Advocate General for engaging a competent Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State to assist this Court.

2. No learned APP is present in this case.

3. In the circumstances we request Ms. Shashi Bala Verma, learned APP to assist this Court on behalf of the State. We also appoint Mr. Anil Singh, an advocate of this Court as Amicus Curaie.

4. In the connected appeal being Cr. App (DB) No.

836 of 2025 preferred by the appellant Om Kumar Jha, Mr. D. K. Sinha, learned Senior counsel appears, however, it is not known whether any appeal against conviction has been preferred by another convict Sushil Rai or not?

5. Office to find out whether any appeal has been preferred by co-convict Sushil Rai?

6. Appellant Om Kumar Jha has made a prayer for suspension of sentence and his release on bail.

7. Mr. Binay Krishna, learned Spl.