IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.521 of 2012 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-198 Year-2010 Thana- JAKKANPUR District- Patna ======================================================

Rishi Kumar, S/o Arbind Ray, R/o Village - Rampur, P.S. Raghopur, Distt. -

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

Appearance :

For the Appellant : Mr. Dhirendra Kumar Sinha, Advocate Mr. Yashpal Yadav, Advocate Ms. Soni Kumari, Advocate Mr. Amrit Lal, Advocate Ms. Vaishnavi Kashyap, Advocate For the Respondent : Mr. Abhay Kumar, A.P.P.

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA C.A.V. JUDGMENT Date : 25-02-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the appellant as well as learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The present criminal appeal has been preferred against the judgment of conviction dated 12.06.2012 and order of sentence dated 14.06.2012 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge XI, Patna (hereinafter referred to as ‘Trial Court’) in Special Case No. 28 of 2010 arising out of Jakkanpur P.S. Case No.198 of 2010, wherein the learned Trial Cou