2025 INSC 1468
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REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO._______ OF 2025
(@SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRL.) NO. 8736 OF 2025)
RAJESH UPADHAYAY …Appellant(s)
Versus
THE STATE OF BIHAR & ANR. …Respondent(s)
J U D G M E N T
N.V. ANJARIA, J. Leave granted. 2. The appellant-original complainant
has questioned judgment and order dated 28.08.2024
of the Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature
at Patna in Criminal Appeal (DB) No.542 of 2024,
whereby the High Court suspended the sentence
imposed on respondent No.2 and released him on
bail during the pendency of the Appeal.
2.1 Respondent No.2-Sheo Narayan Mahto
came to be convicted under Section 302 read with
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Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and
sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life with
imposition of fine of ₹20,000/-, by learned Additional
District and Sessions Judge, 19th Rohtas in Sessions
Trial No.101 of 2022. The respondent No.2 was further
convicted for the offence under Sections 342/149, IPC
and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment of
one year and to pay fine of ₹500/-. In respect of
conviction under Sections 147 and 504/149, IPC,
sentence of one year for each offence and fine of ₹500
and ₹1,000/- respectively was imposed.
2.2 Respondent No.2 came to be
convicted also for...