PATNA, India, July 2 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on June 27:

Heard Mr. Baxi S.R.P. Sinha learned Senior counsel for the appellant assisted by Mr. Lokesh Kumar Singh, Mr. Raghav Prasad, learned counsel for the informant and Mr. S.N. Prasad learned APP for the State.

2. The present appeal has been filed under Section 374 (2) of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred as 'Cr.P.C') challenging the judgment of conviction dated 06.07.2013 and order of sentence dated 09.07.2013 passed in Sessions Trial No. 142 of 2009 in connection with Asanwa P.S. Case No. 19 of 2008 passed by learned Ad-hoc Additional District and Sessions Judge-III, Siwan whereby and where-under the appellant no.1 has been convicted for th...