GAUHATI HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON BIDYADAR MAHATO V/S THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

RANCHI, India, May 18 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on April 16:

1. The instant Criminal Appeal is directed against the judgment of conviction and sentence dated 04.06.2002 and 07.06.2002 respectively passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Bokaro in Sessions Trial No. 55 of 2000, whereby and whereunder the appellant has been held guilty for the offences under Sections 302 & 307 of the Indian Penal Code and was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life for the offence under Section 302 of the I.P.C. and R.I. for ten years for the offence under Section 307 of the I.P.C. Both the sentences are directed to run concurrently without default stipulation.

Another accused, namely, Bahadur Mahto, who faced the trial jo...