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CASE NO.:

Appeal (crl.) 371-372 of 2003

PETITIONER:

Ram Dular Rai & Ors.

RESPONDENT:

State of Bihar

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 27/11/2003

DORAISWAMY RAJU & ARIJIT PASAYAT.

J U D G M E N T

ARIJIT PASAYAT,J

The appellant No.1 (Ram Dular Rai) faced trial for the commission

of offences punishable under Sections 302 and 307 of the Indian Penal

Code, 1860 (for short the ’IPC’). The other appellants were tried for

offences relatable to Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC and Section

307 read with Section 149 IPC. Each of the appellants was also tried for

commission of offence punishable under Section 148 IPC and Section 27 of

the Arms Act, 1959 (in short the ’Arms Act’). They were found guilty and

sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life for the offence relatable to

Section 302 or Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC, as the case may

be. Appellant No.1 was further sentenced to undergo imprisonment for 10

years for the offence relatable to Section 307 IPC and other three

appellants were sentenced to five years imprisonment for the offen