RANCHI, India, Aug. 2 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on July 1:
1. Heard Mr. Shekhar Prasad Sinha, learned counsel appearing for the appellants and Mr. Shiv Shankar Kumar, learned APP.
2. This appeal is directed against the judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 19.01.2004 passed by Sri Gautam Kumar Choudhary, learned Additional Sessions Judge-XII, Dhanbad in Sessions Trial No. 182 of 1999, whereby and whereunder, the appellant has been convicted for the offence punishable u/s 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and has been sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and a fine of Rs. 200/- and in default in payment of fine to undergo simple imprisonment for 7 days.
3. The prosecution case arises out of ...