Lalit Ram v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.387 of 2018 (07) dt.04-07-2018

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Appeal (SJ) No.387 of 2018 ======================================================

1. Lalit Ram, Son of Late Sukhdeo Ram resident of Village - Pataura, P.O. + P.S. - Motihari Muffasil, District - East Champaran. .... .... Appellant/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Parma Mahto, Son of Chandrika Mahto

3. Sharda Devi, wife of Chandrika Mahto

4. Chandrika Mahto, son of Baldeo Mahto

5. Sarswati Devi, wife of Chandrika Mahto All are residents of village - Pataura, P.S. - Muffasil , District - East Champaran. .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Pravin Kumar-Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sadanand Paswan-S.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR TRIVEDI ORAL ORDER 04-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the appellant as well as learned Special Public Prosecutor.

Supplementary affidavit has been filed on behalf of appellant, taken on record.

Respondent Nos.2 to 5 have been acquitted under the S.C./S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, which has irked the appellant, whereupon challenged the judgment under present appeal. Although, the Respondent Nos.2 to 5 have been found guilty for other offences and further, they have been let off in accordance with Section 3 of the Probation of Offenders Act. Occurrence is of the Year 2003 and the learned lower Court had dealt with the deficiency at the end of the prosecution under Para-

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.387 of 2018 (07) dt.04-07-2018 11 of the judgment, which learned counsel for the appellant failed to meet nor been able to controvert.

That being so, there happens to be no cogent reason to interfere with the finding relating thereto by the learned lower Court. As such, instant memo of appeal is rejected. (Aditya Kumar Trivedi, J) Vikash/- U T