IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.329 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-31 Year-2015 Thana- KALER District- Jehanabad ======================================================

RAJESH YADAV, Son of Late Rajkishor Singh Resident of Village- Karnaul Chandi, P.S.- Charpokhari, District- Bhojpur (Ara)

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

with CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 332 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-31 Year-2015 Thana- KALER District- Jehanabad ======================================================

RAM BRAT YADAV @ RAMBARAT YADAV @ RAMBRAT SINGH, Son of Ishwar Yadav Resident of Village - Hichhan Bigha, P.S.- Daued Nagar, Distt.- Aurangabad.

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

with CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 1059 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-31 Year-2015 Thana- KALER District- Jehanabad ======================================================

FIDDU YADAV @ RAJU RANJAN KUMAR @ RAJU RANJAN, Son of Rambarat Yadav Resident of Village - Hichchanbigha, P.S.- Daudnagar, Distt - Aurangabad.

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

with CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 192 of 2022

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-31 Year-2015 Thana- KALER District- Jehanabad

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JALENDRA YADAV, Son of Late Chhedi Yadav, Resident of Village-

Hichhanbigha, P.S.- Daudnagar, District- Aurangabad.

... ... Appellant/s

Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

Appearance :

(In CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 329 of 2019)

For the Appellant/s : Mr.Ramchandra Singh, Advocate Mr.Shankar Kumar, Advocate Mr.Radha Krishna, Advocate For the State : Mr.Ajay Mishra, APP For the Informant : Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh, Advocate MrAbhishek Kumar Singh, Advocate (In CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 332 of 2019)

For the Appellant/s : Mr.Tej Kumar Maharaj, Advocate For the State : Mr.Ajay Mishra, APP For the Informant : Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh, Advocate MrAbhishek Kumar Singh, Advocate (In CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 1059 of 2019)

For the Appellant/s : Mr.Diwakar Upadhyaya, Advocate For the State : Mr.Ajay Mishra, APP For the Informant : Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh, Advocate MrAbhishek Kumar Singh, Advocate (In CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 192 of 2022)

For the Appellant/s : Mr.Mr.Ramakant Sharma, Sr. Advocate Mr.Mayank Raj, Advocate Mr.Adarsh Prasar, Advocate For the State : Mr.Dilip Kumar Sinha, APP For the Informant : Mr.Abhishek Kumar, Advocate ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIBEK CHAUDHURI and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN

CAV JUDGMENT

(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIBEK CHAUDHURI)

Date : 27-02-2026 The present criminal appeals arise out of a common occurrence and have been heard together, as they challenge two separate judgments of conviction and orders of sentence passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Jehanabad, in sessions trials arising from Kaler P.S. Case No. 31 of 2015.

2. Criminal Appeal preferred by appellant Fiddu Yadav @ Raju Ranjan Kumar arises out of Sessions Trial No. 287 of

2016/256 of 2018, wherein judgment of conviction was delivered on 01.08.2019 and order of sentence passed thereafter.

3. The remaining appeals preferred by appellants Jalendra Yadav, Rajesh Yadav and Rambrat Yadav arise out of Sessions Trial No. 287 of 2016 along with Sessions Trial Nos. 431/2017, 98/2018 and 188/2017, wherein judgment of conviction was passed on 20.02.2019 and order of sentence subsequently.

4. Since both sets of appeals arise out of the same First Information Report, same occurrence, common evidence and involve identical questions of fact and law, they are being disposed of by this common judgment.

5. The prosecution case, as unfolded in the fardbeyan of the informant and the First In