ORAL JUDGMENT

Date : 05-10-2018

Heard learned counsel for the appellants as well as learned APP for the State on this criminal appeal.

2. This criminal appeal has been preferred against the Judgment and Order of conviction and sentence dated 08.02.2013 passed by 1^st Additional Sessions Judge Cum Special Judge, Nalanda, Biharshariff in Sessions Trial No. 319 of 2009 arising out of SC/ST Case No. 14 of 2008, whereby the learned trial court convicted the accused, namely, Pappu Singh @ Lambu, Pappu Singh and Shailendra Ram for the offence punishable under Sections 323 and 427 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(i) (XI) of the S.C. S.T. Act and sentenced them to undergo S.I. for six months each under Section 323 of the and S.I. for three months each under Section 427 of the and S.I. for six months each under Section 3(i) (XI) of the S.C. S.T. Act . All the sentences were directed to run concurrently.

3. Factual matrix of the case is that S.C.S.T Case No. 14 of 2008 was instituted under Sections 341, 323, 448, 354, 380, 427 and 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3(i) (X) (XI) of the S.C. S.T