PATNA, India, Sept. 10 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Aug. 12:

The instant criminal appeal has been heard together with the Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 86 of 2024, arising out of the common impugned judgment dated 09.06.2023, which is against the acquittal of the instant appellants under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and after having heard both the appeals, judgments are being passed separately.

2. The instant criminal appeal is preferred by the appellants/convicts against the judgment dated 09.06.2023 passed by the learned Additional District & Sessions Judge- IX, Saran, Chapra in Sessions Trial No. 304/2005 (Registration No. 1700/2014) arising out of Janta Bazar P.S. Case No. 15/2003, whereby they have been con...