REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1994 OF 2009

Mrinal Das & Ors.

.... Appellant(s)

Versus

The State of Tripura

.... Respondent(s)

WITH

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1719 2011

(ARISING OUT OF SLP (CRL.) No.6728/2011 ( CRL.M.P. NO.

17812 OF

2008)

J U D G M E N T

P. Sathasivam, J.

a) Criminal Appeal No. 1994 of 2009

1) This appeal is filed against the final judgment and order

dated 29.01.2008 passed by the Gauhati High Court, Agartala

Bench in Criminal Appeal No. 90 of 2005 whereby the Division

Bench of the High Court, on an appeal filed by the State of

Tripura-respondent herein, reversed the order of acquittal of

the appellants herein dated 19.04.2005 passed by the

1

Additional Sessions Judge, West Tripura, Khowai in Case S.T.

No. 54(WT/K)/2002 and convicted and sentenced them to

imprisonment for life under Section 302 read with Section 34

of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as “IPC”)

with a fine of Rs.3000/- each, in default, to suffer a further

term of simple imprisonment for three months.

b)

Criminal Appeal No.1719 of 2011

@ SLP (Crl.) 6728/2011 ( Crl.