Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Revision No.1009 of 2010 ====================================================== Sone Lal Rai S/o late Dhupan Rai, R/o village-Bariarpur, P.S. Patori, District- Samastipur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Anil Rai S/o Yugal Rai 3. Yugal Rai S/o Sibu Rai, both R/o village- Bariarpur 4. Shyam Sundar Sahani @ Gabbar Sahani S/o Palat Sahani R/o village- Balha, All P.S. Patori, District- Samastipur .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : M/s. Anuradha Singh, Advocate For the Opp. Party/s : Mr. Ansuiya Jaiswal, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 25-07-2012 Heard. In a criminal prosecution registered in the year 1999 for the offence under [STATUTE] and section 27 of the Arms Act, charge was framed on 12.8.2002. Though the matter remained pending for almost eight years before the learned trial court, yet not even a single witness has been produced on behalf of the prosecution. Consequently, the accused- opposite party nos. 2 to 4 have been acquitted by the impugned judgment dated 9.4.2010 passed in Sessions Trial No. 406/2001 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, F.T.C. IV, Samastipur. This court does not find any legal infirmity and irregularity in the impugned judgment of acquittal. Patna High Court CR. REV. No.1009 of 2010 (2) dt.25-07-2012 2/2 In the result, the application fails and is, accordingly, dismissed. RPS/- (Birendra Prasad Verma, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 302

Statute Text:
Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. Murder. Whoever commits murder shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.