Advocates:
['Ram Pravesh Nath Tiwari', 'SRI MAYANAND JHA', '', 'Dr Bidhu Ranjan', 'Ashok Kumar Jha']

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

DEATH REFERENCE No.2 of 2018

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-99 Year-2012 Thana- BARHARA KOTHI District- Purnia

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The State Of Bihar

... ... Petitioner

Versus

Prashant Kumar Mehta and Ors.

... ... Respondents

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with

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 301 of 2018

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-99 Year-2012 Thana- BARHARA KOTHI District- Purnia

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Prashant Kumar Mehta S/o Koko Mehta, R/o Village- Gulabtal Maldiha, P.S.-

Barhara Kothi, District- Purnea.

... ... Appellants

Versus

The State Of Bihar

... ... Respondents

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with

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 493 of 2018

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-99 Year-2012 Thana- BARHARA KOTHI District- Purnia

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Rupesh Kumar Mandal Son of Umesh Mandal, Resident of Village-Lakunma,

P.S.-Baunsi, District-Araria. at present-resident of Village-Laxmipur, Bhitta,

P.S. Barhara, District-Purnia.

... ... Appellant

Versus

The State Of Bihar

... ... Respondent

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with

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 501 of 2018

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-99 Year-2012 Thana- BARHARA KOTHI District- Purnia

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Sonu Kumar S/o Lal Bahadur Mandal, R/o Vill.- Laxmipur Bhitta, P.S.-

Barhara, District- Purnea.

... ... Appellant

Versus

The State Of Bihar

... ... Respondent

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Appearance :

(In DEATH REFERENCE No. 2 of 2018)

For the Petitioner/s

:

For the Respondent/s

:

Mr. Pratik Mishra, Amicus Curiae

Patna High Court D. REF. No.2 of 2018 dt.05-04-2021

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(In CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 301 of 2018)

For the Appellant/s

:

Mr. Ansul, Adv.

Mr. Ram Pravesh Nath Tiwari, Adv.

Mr. Abhinav Ashok, Adv.

Ms. Sagarika, Adv.

Mr. Aditya Pandey, Adv.

Mr. Navneet Srivastava, Adv.

Mr. Shubham Prakash, Adv.

For the Respondent/s

:

Mr. Mayanand Jha, APP

(In CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 493 of 2018)

Mr. Ansul, Adv.

For the Appellant/s

:

Mr. Pramod Kumar Mallick, Adv.

Mr. Abhinav Ashok, Adv.

For the Respondent/s

:

Mr. Ajay Mishra, APP

(In CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 501 of 2018)

For the Appellant/s

:

Mr. Pramod Kumar Mallick, Adv.

For the Respondent/s

:

Ms. Shashi Bala Verma, APP

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH

and

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA

ORAL JUDGMENT

(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH)

Date : 05-04-2021

These appellants have been held guilty in the

Sessions Trial No. 965 of 2012 arising out of Barhara P.S. Case

No. 99 of 2012 by the learned 1^st Addl. Sessions Judge-cum-

Special Judge, Purnea for the offences punishable under

Sections 302 read with 34, 376(2)(g) and 120-B of the Indian

Penal Code vide judgment dated 7.02.2018. The trial court, thus,

by its order passed on 15.02.2018 awarded death sentence to the

appellants for the offence under Section 302 read with 34 of the

Indian Penal Code and rigorous imprisonment for life under two

counts i.e. Sections 376(2)(g) and 120-B of the Indian Penal

Code. Further, the trial court awarded sentence of a fine of Rs. 1

lac upon the appellants without specifying the particular offence

for which it was imposed. The death sentence was subject to

Patna High Court D. REF. No.2 of 2018 dt.05