IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.158 of 2002 ======================================================

Mantun Sahni @ Tuntun Sahni son of Sankar Sahni, Resident of village-

Barisankh, P.S.-Mufassil, Dist.-Begusarai ... ... Appellant/s Versus State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Ms. Nazir, Amicus Curiae For the Respondent/s : APP ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA

ORAL JUDGMENT

(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY)

Date : 29-11-2025 Ms. Maria Nazir is assisting this Court as Amicus Curiae. In the present appeal, on 20.09.2025, before another coordinate bench, no one appeared for the appellant, as such, the bench appointed Mr. Rudrank Shivam Singh as Amicus Curiae. However, today on call, he has chosen to absent himself and in that circumstances, Ms. Nazir has been requested to assist the Court in the present appeal.

2. The report of the S.P., Begusarai has been received, according to which, the present appellant is alive.

(A). PRAYER:

3. The present memo of appeal has been pref