Advocates:
['ANURAG KASHYAP', '', 'SUDHIR KUMAR', 'RAKESH KUMAR', '', 'NEHALA SHARMIN']

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

(Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction)

Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 299 of 2018

With

Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 267 of 2018

With

Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 282 of 2018

(Against the judgment of conviction dated 30^th January 2018 and the order of

sentence dated 31^st January 2018 passed by the learned 1^st Additional Sessions

Judge-cum- Special Judge, Deoghar in Special Case No. 08 of 2012)

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In Criminal Appeal (DB) No.299 of 2018:

Rohit Mandal, s/o Sitaram Mandal, r/o village-Misarna, PS-Madhupur,

District-Deoghar …... Appellant

Versus

The State of Jharkhand

... Respondent

In Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 267 of 2018:

Gajendra Mandal, s/o Mantu Mandal, r/o village-Kadai, PS-Jasidih, District-

Deoghar …... Appellant

Versus

1. The State of Jharkhand

2. Parmeshwar Das, s/o Lalji Das, r/o village-Khijuriya, PO & PS-Kunda,

District-Deoghar

...Respondents

In Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 282 of 2018:

Mantu Mandal, s/o late Bahadur Mandal, r/o village-Kadai, PS-Jasidih,

District-Deoghar …... Appellant

Versus

1. The State of Jharkhand

2. Parmeshwar Das, s/o Lalji Das, r/o village-Khijuriya, PO & PS-Kunda,

District-Deoghar

...Respondents

(Heard in the Court on 26^th October 2021 & 01^st November 2021)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RATNAKER BHENGRA

For the Appellant(s)

: Mr. A.K. Kashyap, Sr. Advocate

(in all cases)

For the State

: Mr. Saket Kumar, APP

[in Cr. Appeal (DB) No.299 of 2018]

Mrs. Nehala Sharmin, APP

[in Cr. Appeal (DB) No.267 of 2018]

Mr. Azeemuddin, APP

[in Cr. Appeal (DB) No.282 of 2018]

2 Cr. Appeal (D.B) No. 299 of 2018 & analogues matters

J U D G M E N T

1^st November 2021

Per, Shree Chandrashekhar, J.

In Special Case No. 08 of 2012, the learned 1^st Additional

Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Deoghar convicted and sentenced

Mantu Mandal, Rohit Mandal and Gajendra Mandal in the following

manners:

Accused

Conviction

Sentence

Mantu

Mandal

(i) Section 364 of the Indian Penal Code

RI for 10 years and a fine of

Rs. 5,000/-

(ii) Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code

RI for life and a fine of

Rs. 5,000/-

(iii) Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code RI for 3 years and a fine of

Rs. 1,000/-

(iv) Section 120-B of the Indian Penal

Code

RI for 7 years

(v) Section 3 (2) (v) of the Scheduled

Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention

of Atrocities) Act, 1989

RI for life and a fine of

Rs. 5,000/-

Rohit Mandal (i) Section 364 of the Indian Penal Code

RI for 10 years and a fine of

Rs. 5,000/-

(ii) Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code

RI for life and a fine of

Rs. 5,000/-

(iii) Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code RI for 3 years and a fine of

Rs. 1,000/-

(iv) Section 120-B of the Indian Penal

Code

RI for 7 years

(v) Section 3 (2) (v) of the Scheduled

Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention

of Atrocities) Act, 1989

RI for life and fine of

Rs. 5,000/-

Gajendra

Mandal

(i) Section 364 of the Indian Penal Code

RI for 10 years and a fine of

Rs. 5,000/-

(ii) Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code

RI for life and a fine of

Rs. 5,000/-

(iii) Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code RI for 3 years and a fine of

Rs. 1,000/-

(iv) Section 120-B of the Indian Penal

Code

RI for 7 years

(v) Section 3 (2) (v) of the Scheduled

Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention

of Atrocities) Act, 1989

RI for life and fine of

Rs. 5,000/-

2.

Except the sentence under section 120-B of the Indian Penal

Code, all other sentences are a