PALTAN VERMA @ RAVI VERMA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE sole appellant has preferred this appeal against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 30.11.2000 passed by Sri Bhawesh Chandra Jha, 3rd Assistant Sessions Judge, East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur in Sessions Trial No. 277 of 1997 whereby the appellant has been convicted under sections 366 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code and has been sentenced to undergo R.I. for five years and seven years respectively and also to pay fine of Rs. 5000/ - on each count and in default of payment of fine to serve S.I. for one year each and both the sentences have been directed to run one after another.

(2.) BRIEFLY stated the prosecution story before the trial court was that the informant victim was recovered from a house situated at Sakchi, Jamshedpur by the police party alongwith P.W.1 and father of the appellant in the night of 24th March, 1997.

(3.) THE trial court after examining the prosecution and defence witnesses found and held him guilty as mentioned above and sentenced him accordingly. The appellant has remained in custody for nearly five years before this Court admitted him bail during the pendency of this appeal.