IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.370 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-231 Year-2018 Thana- MAJHAULIA District- West Champaran ======================================================

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... ... Appellant Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. SANJAY RAM S/O RAMJI RAM Resident of Village- Parsha Tola, P.S.-

Majhauliya, District- West Champaran.

3. VIJAY RAM S/O MOHAN RAM Resident of Village- Parsha Tola, P.S.-

Majhauliya, District- West Champaran.

4. SURANDRA RAM S/O MOHAN RAM Resident of Village- Parsha Tola, P.S.- Majhauliya, District- West Champaran.

... ... Respondents ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Appellant : Mr. N.K. Mishra, Advocate For the Respondent-State: Mr. Satya Narayan Prasad, APP ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR

ORAL JUDGMENT

(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR)

Date : 19-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The present appeal has been preferred for setting aside the judgment of acquittal dated 01.02.2023 (hereinafter refer