MUNNI NONIYA Vs. STATE OF BIHAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) 1. Under challenge, in the present appeals, is the judgment, dated 27.11.2013, of conviction, in Sessions Trial No. 422 of 2003/21 of 2012, by the learned Ad hoc Additional Sessions Judge V, Gaya, and the order, dated 30.11.2013, whereby various sentences have been passed against the accused -appellants.

(2.) BY the impugned judgment, learned trial Court has convicted all the accused -appellants, except accused -appellant, Deo Nandan Noniya, under Section 302 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code. The learned trial Court has convicted the accused -appellant, Deo Nandan Noniya, under Section 302. of the Indian Penal Code. For their conviction, under Section 302. read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, all the accused -appellants, except Deo Nandan Noniya, have been sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and pay fine of Rs. 5,000/ - each and, in default of payment of fine, suffer simple imprisonment for two months. For his conviction under Section 302. of the Indian Penal Code. the accused -appellant, Deo Nandan Noniya, has been sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and pay fine of Rs. 20,000/ - each and, in default of payment of fine, suffer simple imprisonment for six months.

(3.) AT the stage of framing of charges, accused Ayodhya Noniya absconded and his case was, therefore, split up and separated. Consequently, remaining eight accused persons were put on trial.