PATNA, India, Oct. 28 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Oct. 5:

We have heard Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh, learned Counsel for the appellants and Mr. Anshuman Singh, learned Senior Standing counsel for the respondent (D.R.I.).

2. The present appeals arise out of the judgment and order of conviction dated 02.02.2023 (hereinafter referred to as the 'impugned judgment') and the order of sentence dated 10.02.2023 (in short referred to as the 'impugned order') passed by the learned Additional District & Sessions Judge-XXVI, Patna in Special Case No. 128 of 2017, arising out of DRI Case No. DRI/LZU/PRU/718(II)ENQ222017 dated 30.08.2017 14/2017-18.

3. By the impugned judgment dated 02.02.2023 the appellants namely Sunil Kumar and A...