GUWAHATI, India, July 19 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on June 18:
1. The instant appeal has been filed under Section 374 (2) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, [Corresponding to Section 415 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023] against the judgment dated 22.03.2023 and order dated 27.03.2023 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Majuli in Session Case No.07/2022 whereby the appellant has been convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Corresponding to Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023] and sentenced to Rigorous Imprisonment for life and a fine of Rs.20,000/- in default to undergo Simple Imprisonment for 2 months.
2. The criminal law was set into motion by lodging of an Ejahar ...