IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.1052 of 2013

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-32 Year-2003 Thana- PANDARAK District- Patna

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Ranjeet Singh @ Ranjeet , Son of Late Bhupal Singh, Resident of Village -

Bihari Bigha, P.S. Pandarak, District - Patna

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

The State Of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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with

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 1049 of 2013

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-32 Year-2003 Thana- PANDARAK District- Patna

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Akhilesh Singh @ Nakata Singh @ Nand Lal Singh, son of Sri Alakhdeo

Singh, Resident of village Bihari Bigha, Police Station Pandarak, District

Patna

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

The State Of Bihar

... ... Respondent/s

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with

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 1083 of 2013

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-32 Year-2003 Thana- PANDARAK District- Patna

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Vijay Singh, S/o Shri Gopal Singh, Resident of Village - Bihari Bigha, P.S.-

Pandarak, District - Patna

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

The State Of Bihar

... ... Respondent/s

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with

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 1101 of 2013

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-32 Year-2003 Thana- PANDARAK District- Patna

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Upendra Singh, son of Late Gopal Singh, Resident of village Bihari Bigha,

Police Station Pandarak, District Patna.

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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The State Of Bihar

... ... Respondent/s

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with

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 53 of 2014

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-32 Year-2003 Thana- PANDARAK District- Patna

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Ajay Singh, S/o Shri Gopal Singh, Resident of Village- Bihari Bigha, P.S.-

Pandarak, District- Patna

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

The State Of Bihar

... ... Respondent/s

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Appearance :

(In CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 1052 of 2013)

For the Appellant/s

:

Sri S.K. Lal, Advocate

Sri Pritish Kumar Lal, Advocate

For the Respondent/s

:

Sri Ajay Mishra, A.P.P.

(In CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 1049 of 2013)

For the Appellant/s

:

Mr. Tej Narain Singh, Advocate

Mr. S.P. Singh, Advocate

For the Respondent/s

:

Sri Ajay Mishra, A.P.P.

(In CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 1083 of 2013)

For the Appellant/s

:

Sri Bakshi S.R.P. Sinha, Senior Advocate

Sri Sanjeev Kumar, Advocate

For the Respondent/s

:

Sri Ajay Mishra, A.P.P.

(In CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 1101 of 2013)

For the Appellant/s

:

Sri Tej Narain Singh, Advocate

Sri S.P. Singh, Advocate

For the Respondent/s

:

Sri Ajay Mishra, A.P.P.

(In CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 53 of 2014)

For the Appellant/s

:

Sri Ajay Kumar Thakur

Sri Nilesh Kumar, Advocate

Sri Imteyaz Ahmad , Advocate

For the Respondent/s

:

Sri Ajay Mishra, A.P.P.

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR

and

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA

CAV JUDGMENT

(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR)

Date : 25-09-2019

1. All the appellants in aforesaid five appeals were

tried together and by common judgment of the trial court they

were convicted and sentenced and as such, all the five appeals

were taken up together and are being disposed of by this

common judgment.

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2. All the appellants by judgment dated 21.10.2013

were convicted for the offence under Section 147/148/ 302/

149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [ hereinafter referred to as

“I.P.C.”] and Section 27 of the Arms Act, 1959 [ hereinafter

referred to as “Arms Act”]. By order dated 31.10.2013 under

S