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CASE NO.:

Appeal (crl.) 1339-1340 of 1999

PETITIONER:

BIJOY SINGH & ANR.

Vs.

RESPONDENT:

STATE OF BIHAR

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 17/04/2002

BENCH:

R.P. Sethi & D.M. Dharmadhikari

JUDGMENT:

(With Crl.A.No.1341/99)

J U D G M E N T

SETHI,J.

Though sad, yet it is a fact that people do not

hesitate in resorting to vengeance even on the unfortunate

deaths of their nears and dears. There is a tendency to

rope in as many people as possible for facing the trial

relating to the death or injuries to the unfortunate

victims. Sometimes it is over-enthusiasm and many a times

designed effort to harass the relations and friends of the

real culprits. It has been found that on occasions innocent

persons including aged, infirm, ladies and children are

booked for standing at the dock and remain confined in jails

till the pendency of the cases. Some are acquitted by the

trial court and many by the appellate courts but only after

their languishing in confinements for years. Such efforts

of unscrupulous survivors of the crime or the relations of

the victims invariably but unfortunately helps the real

culprits as it becomes di