PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGMENT ON PAPPU MANDAL V/S THE STATE OF BIHAR

PATNA, India, May 15 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on April 10:

1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The present appeal has been preferred by aforesaid appellant-convict under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Code') challenging the impugned judgment of conviction dated 24.05.2018 and order of sentence dated 29.05.2018 respectively passed by learned Additional District and Sessions Judge No. 2, Bhagalpur in Sessions Trial No. 800 of 2014, arising out of Kahalgaon (Ghogha) P.S. Case No. 94 of 2014, whereby and whereunder the learned Trial Court has convicted the appellant for the offences punishable under Se...