RANCHI, India, Aug. 2 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on July 1:
1. Heard Mr. P. S. Dayal learned counsel for the appellants and Mrs. Vandana Bharti, learned A.P.P.
2. This appeal is directed against the judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 20.09.1996 (sentence passed on 25.09.1996) passed by Sri Ram Nath Ram Mahto, learned 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Dhanbad in S.T. No. 205 of 1983 whereby and where under the appellants have been convicted for the offences under Sections 302/149 and 307/149 I.P.C and have been sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life. The appellant no. 2 has additionally been convicted under Section 148 I.P.C and has been sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 2 years, while the a...