BHUNESHWAR YADAV Vs. STATE OF BIHAR (NOW JHARKHAND)

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY Court. - The appellants were charged under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code for committing murder of Khublal Yadav. They were further charged under Sections 147 and 148 of the Indian Penal Code. On conclusion of trial, the appellants were found guilty of committing offences under Section 302 and Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, for which they were convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life. In addition, appellant Nos. 6 and 8 were convicted under Section 147 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months and appellant Nos.1 to 5 and 7 were also convicted under Section 148 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year -all the sentences to run concurrently.

(2.) THE prosecution was launched on the basis of fardbeyan of Punuwa Devi (P.W.8), the wife of alleged injured Shyamlal Yadav.

(3.) ON the basis of the said fardbeyan of Punuwa Devi the Police registered a case against the accused persons under Sections 147/148/149/302/307 of the Indian Penal Code. The police took up investigation and after completion, submitted charge -sheet against the accused appellants.