IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.720 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-299 Year-2018 Thana- MAJHAULIA District- West Champaran ======================================================

Accused.

... ... Appellant/s Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Father of the victim.

... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Udit Narain Singh, Adv.

Mr. Ramchandra Sahni, Adv.

For the Respondent/s : Mr. Bipin Kumar, A.P.P. For the Pvt. Respondent : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Sitesh Kashyap, Adv.

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR

ORAL JUDGMENT

(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD)

Date : 11-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the appellant, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State and learned counsel for the informant.

2. The present criminal appeal has been preferred against the judgment of conviction dated 09.05.2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘impugned judgment’) and the order of sentence dated 16.05.2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘impugned order’) passed by the learn