By this common judgment and order, we propose to dispose of Criminal Appeal (DB) Nos. 492 and 511 of 1993, which have arisen out of the judgment and order, dated 30th September, 1993, passed in Sessions Trial No. 308 of 1988, by the learned Additional Sessions Judge II, Barh, convicting all the accused-appellants under Sections 302 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code and also convicting the appellants, Sami Mahto @ Sani Mahto and Parikshan Mahto, under Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code, and, further convicting the appellants, Jugal Mahto, Sakal Mahto and Lal Babu Mahto, under Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code. Following their conviction, under Sections 302 read with 149 of the Indian Penal Code, all the accused-appellants have been sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life. For their conviction under Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code, the accusedappellants, Sani Mahto @ Sami Mahto and Parikshan Mahto, have been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months each. For their conviction under Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code, the accused-appellants, namely, Jugal Mahto, Sakal Mahto and Lal Babu Mahto, have been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months each. However, all the sentences have been directed to run concurrently.
