PATNA, Jan. 30 -- Patna High Court has upheld the order passed by Additional Sessions Judge-19, Rohtas at Sasaram, awarding death sentence to two accused in a 2021 case of land dispute in which three persons - father and two sons - were killed by patidars.

The court also cited the Mahabharat in its order, dated January 22 and uploaded on Wednesday, to underline the inherent message that "aggressors meet a tragic end as divine punishment for their adharm (injustice)".

Appellants Aman Singh and Sonal Singh in Criminal Appeal of 2024 had prayed for setting aside the judgment of the learned trial court, convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 302/34 IPC and were sentenced to death.

The HC also affirmed the trial court order to...