{"id":263054,"date":"2009-11-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-04T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sushen-kainarta-anr-vs-state-of-jhakrhand-on-5-november-2009"},"modified":"2017-10-08T21:56:36","modified_gmt":"2017-10-08T16:26:36","slug":"sushen-kainarta-anr-vs-state-of-jhakrhand-on-5-november-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sushen-kainarta-anr-vs-state-of-jhakrhand-on-5-november-2009","title":{"rendered":"Sushen Kainarta &amp; Anr. vs State Of Jhakrhand on 5 November, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Jharkhand High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Sushen Kainarta &amp; Anr. vs State Of Jhakrhand on 5 November, 2009<\/div>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">                    Criminal Appeal (S.J) No.1275 of 2006\n                                          With\n                    Criminal Appeal (S.J) No.1374 of 2006\n                                          ---\n<\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_1\">             Against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated<br \/>\n             30.8..2006 and 31.8.2006 passed by Additional Sessions Judge,<br \/>\n             FTC-II, Seraikella in S. T. No.75 of 2004.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\">                                          &#8212;-\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_2\">             1. Laltu Sardar\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_3\">             2. Gandhi Modi\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_4\">             3. Mano Sardar &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Appellants ( in Cr.App No.1275 of 2006)<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_5\">             1.Sushen Kaibarta\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_6\">             2.Sumanto Tanti &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..Appellants ( in Cr.App.No.1374 of 2006)<\/p>\n<p>                          VERSUS<\/p>\n<p>             State of Jharkhand &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Respondent<\/p>\n<p>             For the Appellants: Mr. Ananda Sen<br \/>\n             For the State      : M\/s.Jagarnath Mahato and Tapas Roy<\/p>\n<p>                       P R E S E N T<br \/>\n             THE HON&#8217;BLE MR. JUSTICE R. R. PRASAD<\/p>\n<p>C.A.V on 12.10.2009                                  Pronounced on 5 .11.2009<\/p>\n<p>R.R.Prasad, J.      Both these appeals arising out of the same impugned<\/p>\n<p>             judgment were heard together and are being disposed of by this<\/p>\n<p>             common judgment.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_7\">                 These appeals are directed against the judgment of conviction<\/p>\n<p>             and order of sentence passed by Additional Sessions Judge-cum-<\/p>\n<p>             FTC, Seraikella in Sessions Trial No.75 of 2004      whereby and<\/p>\n<p>             whereunder the appellants Sushen Kaibarta and Sumanto Tanti on<\/p>\n<p>             being found guilty for an offence under <a href=\"\/doc\/1119707\/\" id=\"a_1\">sections 395<\/a> and <a href=\"\/doc\/1865117\/\" id=\"a_1\">397<\/a> of the<\/p>\n<p>             Indian Penal Code and also under <a href=\"\/doc\/244673\/\" id=\"a_2\">section 27<\/a> of the Arms Act were<\/p>\n<p>             sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for ten years and<\/p>\n<p>             seven years respectively for the offence under <a href=\"\/doc\/1119707\/\" id=\"a_3\">sections 395<\/a> and<\/p>\n<p>             <a href=\"\/doc\/1865117\/\" id=\"a_4\">397<\/a> of the Indian Penal Code. They were also sentenced to pay<\/p>\n<p>             fine of Rs.1000\/-. Further they were sentenced to undergo rigorous<\/p>\n<p>             imprisonment for three years and to pay a fine of Rs.1000\/- for an<\/p>\n<p>             offence under <a href=\"\/doc\/244673\/\" id=\"a_5\">section 27<\/a> of the Arms Act and in default to undergo<\/p>\n<p>             simple imprisonment for five months. Both the sentences were<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_1\">                           2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>ordered to run concurrently whereas other appellants, namely,<\/p>\n<p>Laltu Sardar, Gandhi Modi and Mano Sardar on being found guilty<\/p>\n<p>for an offence under <a href=\"\/doc\/1119707\/\" id=\"a_6\">section 395<\/a> of the Indian Penal Code were<\/p>\n<p>sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for ten years and to<\/p>\n<p>pay fine of Rs.1000\/-.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_8\">      The case of the prosecution is that on 27.2.2004 while the<\/p>\n<p>informant Jhari Lal Soni (P.W.2) was returning his house from Sini<\/p>\n<p>Market along with his brother Ravindra Nath Soni (P.W.3) on a<\/p>\n<p>Motor Cycle driven by his brother and reached at about 9.15 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>near Krishnapur Nala, they were accosted by five persons in the<\/p>\n<p>way. Of them, two were holding firearms, who asked them to stop<\/p>\n<p>but Ravindra Nath Soni (P.W.3) instead of stopping accelerated the<\/p>\n<p>speed of the Motor Cycle but in the meantime, one of them fired<\/p>\n<p>shot which hit on the wrist of the left hand of Ravindra Nath Soni<\/p>\n<p>(P.W.3), as a result of which they fell down from the Motor Cycle<\/p>\n<p>and then again tried to flee from there but at the same time<\/p>\n<p>another miscreant fired shot which hit on the left hand of Ravindra<\/p>\n<p>Nath Soni (P.W.3). In spite of that, they fled towards village by<\/p>\n<p>raising alarm. On hearing alarm, villagers by the time came over<\/p>\n<p>there the miscreants fled away by taking the Motor Cycle. When<\/p>\n<p>the villagers assembled, they rushed in the same direction in which<\/p>\n<p>accused persons had fled and after going to some distance, they<\/p>\n<p>found the Motor Cycle lying behind the bush which was recovered.<\/p>\n<p>Thereafter the injured Ravindra Nath Soni (P.W.3) was taken to<\/p>\n<p>Seraikella Sub-Divisional Hospital where Officer-in-Charge of<\/p>\n<p>Seraikella Police Station came at about 1 a.m. in the night and<\/p>\n<p>recorded Fardbeyan (Ext.1) of Jhari Lal Soni (P.W.2) wherein he<\/p>\n<p>stated that he could identify two miscreants, namely, Sumanto<\/p>\n<p>Tanti and Mano Sardar. Upon which a case was registered and the<\/p>\n<p>investigation was taken by Narayan Das (P.W.8), who received<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_1\">                           3<\/span><\/p>\n<p>information at about 2.45 a.m. while coming to the place of<\/p>\n<p>occurrence that miscreants have assembled in the house of Mano<\/p>\n<p>Sardar. Accordingly, he along with other police officials raided the<\/p>\n<p>house of Mano Sardar where they found four persons to whom the<\/p>\n<p>informant Jhari Lal Soni (P.W.2) who had also accompanied them<\/p>\n<p>identified them as the culprits, who had committed offence and the<\/p>\n<p>miscreants disclosed their name as Mano Sardar, Sushen Kaiberta,<\/p>\n<p>Laltu Sardar and Gandhi Modi. On personal search being made,<\/p>\n<p>Sushen Kaiberta was found in possession of a loaded pistol which<\/p>\n<p>was seized under seizure list. Thereafter all the apprehended<\/p>\n<p>persons confessed their guilt which were reduced in writing.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_9\">      In course of investigation, the injured Ravindra Nath Soni<\/p>\n<p>(P.W.3) on being admitted to Seraikella Sub-Divisional Hospital<\/p>\n<p>was examined by Dr.Viva Soren (P.W.7), who found gunshot<\/p>\n<p>injuries over the left forearm and palm. The said injury report has<\/p>\n<p>been proved as Ext.4.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_10\">      It appears that the injured on being referred to TMH for<\/p>\n<p>further treatment was examined by Dr.Nitya Nand Jha (P.W.6),<\/p>\n<p>who also found the gunshot injuries on the left forearm and left<\/p>\n<p>upper arm and accordingly, issued injury report (Ext.3).<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_11\">      After completion of investigation, the police submitted<\/p>\n<p>charge sheet against the appellants, upon which cognizance of the<\/p>\n<p>offences was taken and in due course, when the case was<\/p>\n<p>committed to the court of sessions, charges were framed to which<\/p>\n<p>the appellants pleaded not guilty and claimed to be tried.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_12\">      The prosecution in order to prove the case examined as<\/p>\n<p>many as eight witnesses. Of them, P.W.2, Jhari Lal Soni is the<\/p>\n<p>informant and P.W.3, Ravindra Nath Soni is the         injured, who<\/p>\n<p>supported their case that all the five miscreants accosted them in<\/p>\n<p>the way when they were returning home from Sini Market. Two of<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_2\">                            4<\/span><\/p>\n<p>them caused injury to Ravindra Nath Soni (P.W.3) and then took<\/p>\n<p>away the Motor Cycle. Both the witnesses identified all the five<\/p>\n<p>accused persons as the miscreants, who had participated in the<\/p>\n<p>occurrence. P.W.1, Harilal Soni is the brother of the informant Jhari<\/p>\n<p>Lal Soni (P.W.2), who when was informed by the informant came<\/p>\n<p>to the place of occurrence and took the injured along with others to<\/p>\n<p>Hospital. He was told by his brother that he had identified two of<\/p>\n<p>them, namely, Sumanta Tanti and Mano Sardar. Other witnesses<\/p>\n<p>P.W.4 Ramesh Mahato and P.W.5 Lalka Mahato have been declared<\/p>\n<p>hostile.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_13\">       The trial court     having found the testimonies of the<\/p>\n<p>witnesses trustworthy did find all the appellants guilty and<\/p>\n<p>accordingly, recorded the judgment of conviction and order of<\/p>\n<p>sentence as aforesaid.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_14\">       Learned counsel appearing for the appellants submits that as<\/p>\n<p>per the fardbeyan of the informant, he could identify only Sumanta<\/p>\n<p>Tanti and Mano Sardar and, therefore, the case was registered<\/p>\n<p>against them and other unknown persons but the trial court, apart<\/p>\n<p>from them, convicted other three appellants, who had never been<\/p>\n<p>put on test identification parade, though in course of evidence, the<\/p>\n<p>witnesses P.Ws. 2 and 3 had identified in the court but such<\/p>\n<p>identification will have little value in absence of any test<\/p>\n<p>identification parade being conducted by the Investigating Officer,<\/p>\n<p>though it is said that when Investigating Officer apprehended four<\/p>\n<p>persons, the informant (P.W.2) who allegedly was along with<\/p>\n<p>raiding party, identified them but that identification will have no<\/p>\n<p>value as accused persons, who were suspected to have committed<\/p>\n<p>offence should have put on test identification parade which is being<\/p>\n<p>conducted    after   observing   certain   paraphernalias   but   the<\/p>\n<p>Investigating Officer never put them on test identification parade<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_3\">                            5<\/span><\/p>\n<p>presumably for the reason that the informant had identified the<\/p>\n<p>accused persons at the time of their arrest and in that view of the<\/p>\n<p>matter, the trial court should not have convicted those persons,<\/p>\n<p>who were never named in the first information report nor were put<\/p>\n<p>on test identification parade.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_15\">       Learned counsel further submits that there has been no<\/p>\n<p>definite evidence as to who caused firearm injuries to the injured<\/p>\n<p>(P.W.3) in course of commission of alleged dacoity and in spite of<\/p>\n<p>that, the appellants Sumanta Tanti and Sushen Kaiberta have been<\/p>\n<p>convicted under <a href=\"\/doc\/1865117\/\" id=\"a_7\">section 397<\/a> of the Indian Penal Code and <a href=\"\/doc\/244673\/\" id=\"a_8\">section<\/p>\n<p>27<\/a> of the Arms Act apart from <a href=\"\/doc\/1119707\/\" id=\"a_9\">section 395<\/a> of the Indian Penal Code<\/p>\n<p>which was quite illegal as had there been any evidence against<\/p>\n<p>those two appellants for causing injury in course of commission of<\/p>\n<p>dacoity, then they could have been convicted under <a href=\"\/doc\/1934415\/\" id=\"a_10\">section 397<\/a> but<\/p>\n<p>not for both the offences, i.e, under <a href=\"\/doc\/1865117\/\" id=\"a_11\">sections 397<\/a> and <a href=\"\/doc\/1119707\/\" id=\"a_12\">395<\/a> of the<\/p>\n<p>Indian Penal Code and in that view of the matter, the impugned<\/p>\n<p>judgment suffers from illegality and is fit to be quashed.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_16\">       Having heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and<\/p>\n<p>on perusal of the record, I do find that while the informant Jhari lal<\/p>\n<p>Soni (P.W.2) was returning home from Sini Market along with his<\/p>\n<p>brother Ravindra Nath Soni (P.W.3) on a Motor Cycle, they were<\/p>\n<p>accosted in the way by five miscreants, of them two          namely,<\/p>\n<p>Sumanta Tanti and Mano Sardar were identified by the informant<\/p>\n<p>Jhari Lal Soni (P.W.2) as well as by Ravindra Nath Soni (P.W.3)<\/p>\n<p>When they were asked to stop, they tried to flee from there by<\/p>\n<p>accelerating the speed of the Motor Cycle and then as per the<\/p>\n<p>fardbeyan, some of the miscreants fired shot which hit Ravindra<\/p>\n<p>Nath Soni (P.W.3), as a result of which, they fell down and then<\/p>\n<p>they   again    tried to flee from there and again someone<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_4\">                              6<\/span><\/p>\n<p>fired shot causing another injury and then they took away the<\/p>\n<p>Motor Cycle.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_17\">       It would be significant to note that neither Jhari Lal Soni<\/p>\n<p>(P.W.2) in his fardbeyan nor Ravindra Nath Soni (P.W.3) in his<\/p>\n<p>statement made under <a href=\"\/doc\/447673\/\" id=\"a_13\">section 161<\/a> of the Code of Criminal<\/p>\n<p>Procedure      had stated that those two persons had fired shots.<\/p>\n<p>Further I do find that       apart from   Sumanta Tanti and Mano<\/p>\n<p>Sardar, none of the three appellants had been named in the<\/p>\n<p>fardbeyan. However, they have been identified in the court, though<\/p>\n<p>they had never been put on test identification parade but as per<\/p>\n<p>the case of the prosecution, they had been identified by the<\/p>\n<p>informant while they were arrested from the house of Mano Sardar.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the question for consideration would be as to whether in<\/p>\n<p>such situation, the trial court is justified in holding the appellants<\/p>\n<p>particularly those persons who were not named in the first<\/p>\n<p>information report guilty.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_18\">       There has been no denying of the well settled principle that<\/p>\n<p>identification made by the witnesses during trial is primary and<\/p>\n<p>substantive evidence in the case. An identification parade belongs<\/p>\n<p>to the stage of investigation by the police. Like any other evidence<\/p>\n<p>procured during investigation, a test identification parade and<\/p>\n<p>result thereof can be utilized either for corroboration or for<\/p>\n<p>contradiction. Being some evidence procured during investigation,<\/p>\n<p>certainly it will not be a primary or substantive evidence during<\/p>\n<p>trial. There may be cases where identification of the assailants is<\/p>\n<p>more probable either because the occurrence takes place during<\/p>\n<p>day time or because there is otherwise sufficient light to detect the<\/p>\n<p>assailants or due to proximity of the victims with the assailants or<\/p>\n<p>due to prolongation of the entire occurrence.            That apart,<\/p>\n<p>circumstances may be made out whereby it could be held that the<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_5\">                            7<\/span><\/p>\n<p>assailants were easily identifiable. In those cases perhaps a test<\/p>\n<p>identification parade may not be necessary. However, there may be<\/p>\n<p>a case where circumstances are made out so that it may be<\/p>\n<p>impossible to hold that the features of the assailants could be<\/p>\n<p>noted by the witnesses and in such a case not only the<\/p>\n<p>identification made during trial will be disbelieved but even the<\/p>\n<p>supporting identification parade      will also be disbelieved.     In<\/p>\n<p>between there are numerous cases where circumstances exist so<\/p>\n<p>that it cannot be held with any amount of certainty as to whether<\/p>\n<p>the    witness could or could not see the assailants. These<\/p>\n<p>circumstances may be due to paucity of light or time to identify a<\/p>\n<p>person. In such a case where nothing definite can be inferred, the<\/p>\n<p>mere identification by the witnesses made during trial may not be<\/p>\n<p>considered sufficient. The Court will require corroboration of that<\/p>\n<p>identification from a previously held test identification parade.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_19\">       At this stage, I may refer to a decision rendered in a case of<\/p>\n<p>Baikunth vs.State of Andhra Pradesh (AIR 1960 SC 1340)<\/p>\n<p>where it has been held hereunder:\n<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"blockquote_1\"><p>              &#8221; It is also true that the substantive evidence is the<br \/>\n              statement in court, but the purpose of test<br \/>\n              identification is to test that evidence and the safe<br \/>\n              rule is that the sworn testimony of witnesses in Court<br \/>\n              as to the identify of the accused who are strangers<br \/>\n              to the witnesses, generally speaking, requires<br \/>\n              corroboration which should be in the form of an<br \/>\n              earlier identification proceeding. There may be<br \/>\n              exception of this rule where the Court is satisfied that<br \/>\n              the evidence of a particular witness is such that it can<br \/>\n              safely rely on it, without the precaution of an earlier<br \/>\n              identification proceeding.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"p_20\">\n<p id=\"p_21\">       In the background of the said principle if the present case is<\/p>\n<p>considered, I do find that only two persons, namely, Sumanta Tanti<\/p>\n<p>and Mano Sardar were named in the first information report and<\/p>\n<p>their names were also disclosed by Jhari Lal Soni (P.W.2)<\/p>\n<p>immediately after the occurrence to P.W.1, when P.W.2 informed<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_6\">                            8<\/span><\/p>\n<p>P.W.1 about the incident and according to P.Ws. 2 and 3, those<\/p>\n<p>two persons were known from before to whom they identified in<\/p>\n<p>the headlight of the Motor Cycle whereas other three appellants,<\/p>\n<p>namely, Sushen Kaiberta, Gandhi Modi and Laltu Sardar, according<\/p>\n<p>to evidences of both the witnesses, were never known and still<\/p>\n<p>both the witnesses claimed in course of evidence to have identified<\/p>\n<p>them, though occurrence took place in the night and according to<\/p>\n<p>the case of the prosecution itself, none of the witnesses had<\/p>\n<p>sufficient time to note the physical features of the other accused<\/p>\n<p>persons. In that view of the matter, it was quite obligatory on the<\/p>\n<p>part of the Investigating Officer to put those persons on test<\/p>\n<p>identification parade, but they were never put on test identification<\/p>\n<p>parade presumably for the reason that the informant did identify<\/p>\n<p>them while the police in course of raid had apprehended them but<\/p>\n<p>that procedure according to the aforesaid principle laid down by the<\/p>\n<p>Hon&#8217;ble Supreme Court appears to be quite foreign to the scheme<a href=\"\/doc\/1569253\/\" id=\"a_14\"><\/p>\n<p>of the Code<\/a> of Criminal Procedure and under that situation, any<\/p>\n<p>claim that those three persons had participated in the alleged<\/p>\n<p>occurrence would hardly be believed. Thus, those three persons,<\/p>\n<p>namely, Sushen Kaiberta, Gandhi Modi and Laltu Sardar can<\/p>\n<p>certainly be said to have wrongly been convicted by the trial court.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_22\">      However,    taking   into   account   the   entire   facts   and<\/p>\n<p>circumstances as discussed above, there appears to be no reason<\/p>\n<p>for disbelieving the evidence of P.Ws. 1 and 2 so far it relates to<\/p>\n<p>the culpability of the appellants, Sumanto Tanti and Mano Sardar<\/p>\n<p>and hence, they have rightly been found to be guilty.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_23\">      But the question would be as to whether the trial court was<\/p>\n<p>justified in convicting the appellant Sumanto Tanti under <a href=\"\/doc\/1865117\/\" id=\"a_15\">section<\/p>\n<p>397<\/a> of the Indian Penal Code and under <a href=\"\/doc\/244673\/\" id=\"a_16\">section 27<\/a> of the Arms<\/p>\n<p>Act? I have already noted that the informant in his fardbeyan has<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_7\">                            9<\/span><\/p>\n<p>never said that Sumanto Tanti was having firearm with him nor he<\/p>\n<p>has been alleged to have fired shot. However, P.W.3 Rabindra Nath<\/p>\n<p>Soni has testified that first shot was fired by Sushen Kaiberta and<\/p>\n<p>the second shot was fired by Sumanto Tanti but this piece of<\/p>\n<p>evidence does not find corroboration from the evidence of P.W.2 as<\/p>\n<p>he has said that out of two, namely Sumanto Tanti and Sushen<\/p>\n<p>Kaiberta, one of them fired shot. He has never disclosed as to who<\/p>\n<p>fired shot. Under this situation, it would not be safe to hold that<\/p>\n<p>Sumanto Tanti or Sushen Kaiberta had fired shot, as a result of<\/p>\n<p>which P.W.3 sustained injuries.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_24\">      Under the circumstances, the trial court does not appear to<\/p>\n<p>be justified in holding Sumanto Tanti and Sushen Kaiberta guilty for<\/p>\n<p>an offence under <a href=\"\/doc\/1865117\/\" id=\"a_17\">section 397<\/a> of the Indian Penal Code and <a href=\"\/doc\/244673\/\" id=\"a_18\">section<\/p>\n<p>27<\/a> of the Arms Act and, hence, that part of the judgment of<\/p>\n<p>conviction and order of sentence is set aside.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_25\">      In the result, the appellants, namely, Sushen Kaiberta,<\/p>\n<p>Ganbdhi Modi and Laltu Sardar are acquitted of all the charges<\/p>\n<p>levelled against them and are directed to be released forthwith, if<\/p>\n<p>not wanted in any other case whereas Sumanto Tanti and Mano<\/p>\n<p>Sardar have rightly been convicted for an offence under <a href=\"\/doc\/1119707\/\" id=\"a_19\">section<\/p>\n<p>395<\/a> of the Indian Penal Code which is hereby affirmed.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_26\">      Coming to the point of sentence it appears from the<\/p>\n<p>judgment that both who are quite young do not have criminal<\/p>\n<p>antecedent and that they as has been found earlier did not cause<\/p>\n<p>injury to P.W.3 and that they faced rigor of trial since the year<\/p>\n<p>2004 and thereby must have suffered mental agony and pain and<\/p>\n<p>hence sentence imposed against them is reduced to rigorous<\/p>\n<p>imprisonment for seven years which in the circumstances of the<\/p>\n<p>case would amply meet the ends of justice. So far sentence of fine<\/p>\n<p>is concerned that would remain intact.\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_8\">                                       10<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"p_27\">\n<p id=\"p_28\">                   In the result, both the appeals are allowed in part.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_29\">                                                            ( R. R. Prasad, J.)<\/p>\n<p>Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi,<br \/>\nThe 5th November, 2009,<br \/>\nNAFT\/N. Dev\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jharkhand High Court Sushen Kainarta &amp; Anr. vs State Of Jhakrhand on 5 November, 2009 Criminal Appeal (S.J) No.1275 of 2006 With Criminal Appeal (S.J) No.1374 of 2006 &#8212; Against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 30.8..2006 and 31.8.2006 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, FTC-II, Seraikella in S. T. No.75 of 2004. 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