GUWAHATI, India, Dec. 30 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Nov. 28:
1. Heard Mr. H.R.A. Choudhury, learned Senior Counsel for the appellants assisted by Mr. A. Mobaraque, learned counsel. Also heard Mr. R.R. Kaushik, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, Assam for the State respondent.
2. This is an appeal against the impugned judgment dated 12.02.2024 passed by the Sessions Judge, Baksa, Mushalpur in Sessions Case No.218/2018, convicting the appellants under Section 302/34 IPC and 304B/34 IPC. The learned Trial Court convicted the appellants on the ground that they had burnt the deceased by pouring kerosene on her and sentenced them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life with a fine of Rs.2,000/- each, in default sim...