Vikash Singh vs The State Of Jharkhand
2021 Latest Caselaw 4328 Jhar

                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
                               Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 267 of 2021

        1.    Vikash Singh
        2.    Meghnah Singh @ Meghnath Singh                ---   --- Appellants
                                          Versus
        The State of Jharkhand                           ---      --- Respondent
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CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Anubha Rawat Choudhary

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For the Appellants : Mr. Suraj Kishore Pd., Advocate For the Respondent : Mrs. Priya Shrestha, A.P.P.

02/22.11.2021 Both the appellants stand convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 341/34, 323/34, 342/34, 304/34 of the I.P.C. and Sections 3 and 4 of Prevention of Witch (Daain) Practices Act vide impugned judgment of conviction dated 03.09.2021 passed in Sessions Trial No. 70 of 2016 by the learned court of Additional Sessions Judge-V, Garhwa and have been sentenced vide impugned order of sentence dated 13.09.2021 in the following manner :

Fine Sl. Name Sections and Imprisonment Fine In default of No. Act/IPC payment of fine 1 Meghnath 341/34 IPC Simple - -

                Singh                     imprisonment
                                          for 1 month
                           342/34 IPC     Rigorous            -                -
                                          imprisonment
                                          for 1 year
                           323/34 IPC     Rigorous             -               -
                                          imprisonment
                                          for 1 year
                           304(Part-I)/   Imprisonment     Rs.10000/-    Simple
                           34 IPC         for life                       imprisonment
                                                                         for 6 months
                           3 Prevention Simple             Rs.500/-      Simple
                           of      Witch Imprisonment                    imprisonment
                           (Daain)       for 2 months                    for 15 days
                           Practices Act


                       4 Prevention Simple              Rs.1000/-    Simple
                       of      Witch Imprisonment                    imprisonment
                       (Daain)       for 4 months                    for 1 month
                       Practices Act
     2    Vikash       341/34 IPC      Simple              -            -
          Singh                        imprisonment
                                       for 1 month
                       342/34 IPC      Rigorous            -             -
                                       imprisonment
                                       for 1 year
                       323/34 IPC      Rigorous             -            -
                                       imprisonment
                                       for 1 year
                       304(Part-I)/    Imprisonment     Rs.10000/-   Simple
                       34 IPC          for life                      imprisonment
                                                                     for 6 months
                       3 Prevention Simple              Rs.500/-     Simple
                       of      Witch Imprisonment                    imprisonment
                       (Daain)       for 2 months                    for 15 days
                       Practices Act
                       4 Prevention Simple              Rs.1000/-    Simple
                       of      Witch Imprisonment                    imprisonment
                       (Daain)       for 4 months                    for 1 month
                       Practices Act

All the sentences have been ordered to run concurrently. Admit.

Call for the lower court records from the learned court of Additional Sessions Judge-V, Garhwa in connection with in Sessions Trial No. 70 of 2016.

(Aparesh Kumar Singh, J)

(Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J) Shamim/