BUDA ORAON Vs. STATE OF BIHAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS criminal appeal has been preferred by the appellant against the judgment and conviction dated 8.9.1999 and order of sentence dated 9.9.1999 passed by Shri S.N. Singh, 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Gumla in ST. No. 7 of 1997.

(2.) THE accused -appellant was charged under Sections 376, 302 and 201 I.P.C. for committing rape and murder of a girl aged about eight years. The court below by the impugned judgment convicted the appellant under Sections 302, 376 and 201 I.P.C. and sentenced him to undergo R.I. for life under Section 302 I.P.C. He was further directed to undergo R.I. for life under Section 376 and R.I. for seven years under Section 201 I.P.C.

(3.) ON the basis of aforesaid fardbeyan of the informant, a formal F.I.R. was drawn and a case was registered under Sections 302, 376 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code. The case was registered against unknown.