IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.227 of 2014 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-27 Year-1996 Thana- SULTANGANJ District- Bhagalpur ======================================================

1. Bipin Yadav Son of Shiv Shahi Yadav

2. Shiv Shahi Yadav Son of Late Mohan Yadav

3. Umesh Yadav Son of Shiv Shahi Yadav All resident of Village Mirhatti, P.S. Sultanganj, District Bhagalpur ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Ms.Pravina Kumari, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Abhay Kumar, APP ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH

ORAL JUDGMENT

Date : 10-03-2026 Heard Ms. Pravina Kumari, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Abhay Kumar, learned APP for the State.

2. The present appeal has been filed under Section

374 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure challenging the judgment of conviction dated 11.03.2014 and order of sentence dated 14.03.2014 passed by the Adhoc Additional District and Sessions Judge, Bhagalpur in S.T. No.1403/04, arising out of Sultanganj P.S. Case No