IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA DEATH REFERENCE No.1 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-24 Year-2015 Thana- ARA NAGAR District- Bhojpur ======================================================

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Petitioner/s Versus LAMBOO SHARMA @ MUNNA SHARMA @ SACHIDANAND SHARMA ... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

with CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 1150 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-24 Year-2015 Thana- ARA NAGAR District- Bhojpur ======================================================

SHYAM VINAY SHARMA ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

with CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 1162 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-24 Year-2015 Thana- ARA NAGAR District- Bhojpur ======================================================

RINKU YADAV ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

with CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 1185 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-24 Year-2015 Thana- ARA NAGAR District- Bhojpur ======================================================

MD. NAIM MIYA @ NAIM MIYA ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

with

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 1210 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-24 Year-2015 Thana- ARA NAGAR District- Bhojpur ======================================================

LAMBU SHARMA @ MUNNA SHARMA @ SACHIDANAND SHARMA ... ... Appellant/s Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

with CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 1246 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-24 Year-2015 Thana- ARA NAGAR District- Bhojpur ======================================================

MD. CHAND MIYA @ CHAND MIYAN ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

with CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 1271 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-24 Year-2015 Thana- ARA NAGAR District- Bhojpur ======================================================

ANSHU KUMAR ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

with CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 1290 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-24 Year-2015 Thana- ARA NAGAR District- Bhojpur ======================================================

AKHILESH UPADHYAY @ MUSA ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

Appearance :

(In DEATH REFERENCE No. 1 of 2024)

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pratik Mishra, Amicus Curiae For the Respondent/s : Ms. Shashibala Verma, APP (In CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 1150 of 2019)

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Prabhat Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Dr. Mayanand Jha, APP (In CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 1162 of 2019)

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Ms. Shashibala Verma, APP (In CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 1185 of 2019)

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ravindra Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Dilip Kumar Sinha, APP (In CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 1210 of 2019)

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Sada Nand Roy, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Abhimanyu Sharma, APP (In CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 1246 of 2019)

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ravindra Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Ms. Shashibala Verma, APP (In CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 1271 of 2019)

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ravindra Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Ms. Shashibala Verma, APP (In CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 1290 of 2019)

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ravindra Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Ms. Shashibala Verma, APP ======================================================

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

6 16-01-2026 The condemned prisoner Lamboo Sharma @

Munna Sharma @ Sachid