RANCHI, India, May 25 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on April 23:

1. Heard Mr. Rajendra Pd. Gupta, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. Bishambhar Shastri, learned A.P.P.

2. This criminal appeal is directed against the judgment of conviction dated 20.11.2008 and sentence dated 21.11.2008 passed in Sessions Trial No. 65 of 2005 by the learned Addl. Dist. & Sessions Judge-II, Chaibasa, whereby and whereunder, the appellant has been convicted under Sections 307 & 324 of the I.P.C. and sentenced to undergo R.I. for eight years alongwith the fine of Rs. 5,000/- for the offence under Sections 307 of the I.P.C and R.I. for two years alongwith the fine of Rs. 1,000/- for the offence under Section 324 of the I.P.C. All the sentences were directed to run concurrently. Factual Matrix:-

3. The factual matrix giving rise to this appeal is that on 20/21.12.2004 at about 4:00 AM, while the informant-cum-injured was sleeping, the appellant suddenly came and removed the blanket of the informant covering his mouth. The informant saw that appellant Sadhu Charan Soy with an intention to kill him, struck a dauli on his face due to which started bleeding. The informant-cum-injured caught hold the appellant with the help of his wife Sombari Soy and snatched the dauli from the hand of the appellant. It is further alleged that informant's wife also sustained injury on the thumb of right hand. On alarm, the appellant fled away from the place of occurrence. The informant and his wife were brought for treatment by the villagers. The motive behind this occurrence was quarrel between the informant and accused which had taken place on 18.12.2024 in Sukri Mines.

4. On the basis of written report of the informant, Manoharpur P.S. Case No. 48 of 2004 was registered on 21.12.2004 for the offence under Sections 448, 324 & 307 of I.P.C.

5. After completion of investigation, the charge-sheet was submitted against the above named accused and after taking cognizance, the case was committed to the court of Sessions, where Sessions Trial No. 65 of 2005 was registered. The accused person denied the charges levelled against him and claimed to be tried.

*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=DGLYj3d%2B3YUl7w50SUed9pMxpzzSqZ%2FbbEqyoptksHC6GzD0CcZpPu%2BYBb09xIxJ&caseno=Cr.A(SJ)/1382/2008&cCode=1&cino=JHHC010135772008&state_code=7&appFlag=)

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