C.A.V. JUDGMENT

 (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL)

Date: 09-03-2018

Heard learned counsel for the appellants as well as learned APP for the State on these criminal appeals.

2. These criminal appeals have been preferred against the Judgment and Order of conviction dated 15.06.2012 and order of sentence dated 21.06.2012 passed by Ad hoc Additional District and Sessions Judge-II, Madhepura in Sessions Trial No. 182 of 2004 arising out of Murliganj P.S. Case No. 55 of 2002, whereby the learned trial court convicted the accused namely, Bidyanand Paswan and Sadanand Paswan for the offence punishable under Sections 148 and 302 of the Indian Penal Code and accused Hardeo Paswan, Pawan Paswan and Jaganand Paswan under Section 302/149 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced the accused Bidyanand Paswan and Sadanand Paswan to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and slapped them with the fine of Rs. 1000/- each for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and further sentenced them to undergo S.I. for six months under Section 148 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced the accused Hardeo Paswan, Pawan Paswan and Jaganand Paswan to undergo rigorous impr