Pranab Talukdar and Anr. v. the State of Assam
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal appeal maintainability — second appeal by same appellants against same Sessions judgment — earlier Criminal Appeal No.100(J) of 2003 (Manab Sarma and 2 others vs. State of Assam) decided 08.01.2010, acquitting Manab Sarma and upholding conviction of Bhupen Talukdar and Pranab Talukdar under Sections 364/302/201 r/w Section 34 IPC — present appeal held infructuous and closed as not maintainable — legal-aid counsel fee payable by Assam State Legal Services Authority — TCR to be sent back — Gauhati High Court, CRL.A(J)/15/2023, decided 11.11.2025.
What did the court decide?
Appeal closed as not maintainable, having become infructuous in view of the judgment and order dated 08.01.2010 in Criminal Appeal No.100(J) of 2003; legal-aid counsel's fee to be paid by the Assam State Legal Services Authority as per norms; TCR to be sent back.