KHAITA ORAON Vs. STATE OF BIHAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE appellants named above have preferred this appeal against the impugned judgment and order dated 4.5.1990 passed in S.T. No. 94 of 1985/T.R. No. 7 of 1966 by Shri Damodar Prasad, Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi whereby and whereunder all the appellants were found guilty for the offence punishable under Sections 302/34 and 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code and they were convicted and sentenced to undergo RI for life for the offence under Section 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code but no separate sentence was imposed against them for the offence under Sec.201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

(2.) THE prosecution case has arisen on the basis of the FIR (Ext. 4) of PW 13 Lauwa Oraon, the informant lodged before Kanke Police Station on 28.2.1980 regarding the occurrence which is said to have taken place on 27.2.1980 at about 19.00 hours in village Manha P.S. Kanke, District Ranchi regarding the commission of the murder of his brother Manna Oraon.

(3.) THE appellants have pleaded not guilty to the charges levelled against them and they claim themselves to be innocent and to have committed no offence and that they have been falsely implicated in this case due to enmity which is existing and alive.