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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO(S). OF 2026. (Arising out of SLP(Crl.)No(s). 111-112/2026)
AJIT SAW & ANR. APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF JHARKHAND RESPONDENT(S)
O R D E R
1. Leave granted.
2. The appellants in the present appeals have been
convicted for the offences punishable under Section 307
read with Section 149, Section 341 read with Section
149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘the
IPC’) and under Section 27 of the Arms Act, 1959, by
the Trial Court vide the judgment of conviction dated
22.03.2024 in the Sessions Trial Case No.252/2022. The
appellants have been sentenced to undergo rigorous
imprisonment for a period of 7 years, along with a fine
of Rs.25,000/- for the offences punishable under
Section 307 read with Section 149 of the IPC, simple
imprisonment for a period of 1 month for the offences
punishable under Section 341 read with Section 149 of
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the IPC, and rigorous imprisonment for a period of 5
years for the offences punishable under Section 27 of
the Arms Act, 1959, along with default stipulations,
vide the order on sentence dated 30.03.2024. The
appeals filed by the appellants against the judgment of
conviction and the order on sentence passed by the
Trial Court were dismissed by the High Court. Aggrieved
by the same, the present app...