PATNA, India, Jan. 21 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Dec. 17,2025:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 673 of 2018
Arising Out of P.S. Case No. 856 of 2016, Thana - Araria, District - Araria
VIJAY KUMAR YADAV @ VIVEK KUMAR @ GOLU, Son of Late Ramanand Yadav, Resident of Upharail, Ward No. 9, P.S. - Maranga, District - Purnia
Appellant/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
Respondent/s
Appearance:
For the Appellant/s: Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Advocate
Mrs. Vaishnavi Singh, Advocate
Mr. Ritwik Thakur, Advocate
Mr. Sushmita Mishra, Advocate
For the Respondent/s: Mr. Shashi Bala Verma
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIBEK CHAUDHURI
AND
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN
CAV JUDGMENT
(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIBEK CHAUDHURI)
Date: 17-12-2025
This is an appeal under Section 374(ii) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter described as 'CrPC') filed by the convict assailing the judgment of conviction dated 11th April 2018 and the order of sentence dated 17th April 2018 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge IIIrd Court, Araria in Sessions Trial No. 203 of 2017 arising out of Araria P.S. Case No. 856 of 2017 whereby the appellant was convicted under Section 302/34 of the IPC and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life and fine of Rs. 1,00,000/-, in default of non-payment of fine further simple imprisonment of one year. He was further convicted for committing offence under Section 201 of the IPC and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for three years and fine of Rs. 10,000/-, in default S.I. for a further period of three months. Substantive sentence of R.I. was directed to run concurrently.
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