IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.1145 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-58 Year-2023 Thana- BHAWANIPUR District- Purnia ======================================================

1. Abhinandan Kumar S/O Lahru Mandal Resident of Village -Tilharahi, P.S-

Chousa, District- Madhepura

2. Bittu Kumar @ Bittu Kumar Paswan S/O Mr. Mulho Paswan R/O Village-

Chousa, P.S- Chousa, Distt.- Madhepura.

... ... Appellant/s Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. ‘X’

... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Adv.

Md. Imtiyaz Ahmand, Adv.

Mr. Ritwik Thakur, Adv.

Mrs.Vaishnavi Singh, Adv.

For the Respondent No.1: Mr. Abhimanyu Sharma, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Jitendra Kumar Giri, Adv.

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD)

10 18-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the appellants, informant and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. Records have been placed before this Court to consider the prayer of the appellants for s