Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA (Against the judgment dated 12.08.2009, passed by Additional Sessions Judge-III, Patna, in Sessions Trial No. 613 of 2002, arising out of Gardanibagh (Shastri Nagar) P.S. Case No. 336/98) Criminal Appeal (DB) No.878 of 2009 =================================================== Rajan Tiwari S/O Vishwajeevan Tripathy, resident of Village- Sohgaura, P.S.- Gagaha, Town and District- Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh .... .... Appellant Versus The State of Bihar through C.B.I. .... .... Respondent with Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 874 of 2009 ================================================== Vijay Kumar Shukla @ Munna Shukla, son of Late Ramdas Shukla, resident of Village- Khanjahachak, P.S.- Lalganj, District- Vaishali .... .... Appellant Versus The State of Bihar through C.B.I. .... .... Respondent with Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 865 of 2009 ================================================== Mantu Tiwari, son of Paras Nath Tiwari, resident of Village- Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.878 of 2009 dt. 24 -07-2014 2 Kudarkat, Police Station- Chhauradano, District- East Champaran at Motihari. .... .... Appellant Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Respondent with Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 859 of 2009 =================================================== Lallan Singh, son of Ram Balak Singh, resident of Village- Shankarwar Tola, Mokama, P.S.- Mokama, District- Patna. .... .... Appellant Versus The State of Bihar through the C.B.I.. .... .... Respondents with Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 898 of 2009 ================================================== Captan Sunil Singh, son of Ram Bilash Singh, resident of Mohalla- Chandmari Road, P.S. Kankarbagh, District- Patna .... .... Appellant Versus The State of Bihar through the C.B.I .... .... Respondent with Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.878 of 2009 dt. 24 -07-2014 3 Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 871 of 2009 ================================================== Ram Niranjan Choudhary, son of Rajendra Choudhary, resident of Village- Bhagwanpur, P.S- Bhagwanpur, Distt- Begusarai .... .... Appellant Versus The State of Bihar through C.B.I. .... .... Respondent with Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 825 of 2009 ================================================== Suraj Bhan Singh @ Suraj Singh @ Surja, son of Late Ram Nandan Singh, resident of Village- Shankarwar Tola, Mokama, P.S.- Mokama, District- Patna. .... .... Appellant Versus The State of Bihar through the C.B.I.. .... .... Respondent with Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 899 of 2009 ================================================= Mukesh Singh, son of Laddu Singh, resident of Village- Shankarwar Tola, Mokama, P.S.-Mokama, District- Patna .... .... Appellant Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.878 of 2009 dt. 24 -07-2014 4 Versus The State of Bihar through the C.B.I. .... .... Respondent with Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 778 of 2009 ================================================== Shashi Kumar Rai, son of late Suraj Rai, resident of Village- Sadhadambar, P.S. Motipur, District- Muzaffarpur at present resident of 11- Birchand Patel Marg, P.S. Kotwali, District- Patna. .... .... Appellants Versus The State of Bihar through C.B.I. .... .... Respondent =========================================================== Appearance : (In CR. APP (DB) No. 878 of 2009) For the Appellant : Mr. Surendra Singh, Senior Advocate. Mr. Dr.Abhishek Priyadarshi, Advocate. (In CR. APP (DB) No. 874 of 2009) For the Appellant : Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Advocate. Mr. Sunil Kumar, Advocate. (In CR. APP (DB) No. 865 of 2009) For the Appellant : Mr. K.P. Singh, Senior Advocate. Mr. Ram Binay Singh, Advocate. Ms. Jyotsana Kumari, Advocate. (In CR. APP (DB) No. 859 of 2009) For the Appellant : Mr. Akhileshwar Prasad Singh, Senior Advocate. Mr. Raj Kumar, Advocate. (In CR. APP (DB) No. 898 of 2009) For the Appellant : Mr. Raj Kumar, Advocate. Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.878 of 2009 dt. 24 -07-2014 5 (In CR. APP (DB) No. 871 of 2009) For the Appellant : Mr. Mithilesh Kumar Rai, Advocate (In CR. APP (DB) No. 825 of 2009) For the Appellant : Mr. Surendra Singh, Senior Advocate. Mr. Raj Kumar, Advocate. (In CR. APP (DB) No. 899 of 2009) For the Appellant : Mr. Akhileshwar Prasad Singh, Senior Advocate. Mr. Raj Kumar, Advocate. (In CR. APP (DB) No. 778 of 2009) For the Appellant : Mr. Md. Sufiyan, Advocate. =================================================== For the C.B.I. in all the appeals : Mr. Sidharth Luthra, ASG, Sr. Advocate. Mr. Bipin Kumar Sinha, Standing Counsel, C.B.I. Ms. Supriya Juneja, Advocate. Mr. Sunil Kumar Ravi, Advocate. Mr. Shashi Shankar Kumar Prasad, Advocate. ========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE I. A. ANSARI and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.N. SINHA C.A.V. JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.N. SINHA) Date: 24-07-2014 V.N.Sinha,J. These nine appeals have been preferred against the judgment dated 12.08.2009, passed by Additional Sessions Judge-III, Patna, in Sessions Trial Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.878 of 2009 dt. 24 -07-2014 6 No. 613 of 2002, arising out of Gardanibagh (Shastri Nagar) P.S. Case No. 336/98, whereunder the nine accused, put on trial, have been convicted for different offences. Accused No. 1, Suraj Bhan Singh @ Suraj Singh @ Suraja, Appellant in Cr. Appeal (D.B.) No.825 of 2009 has been convicted for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] and sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life as also to pay a fine of Rs. 20,000/- (Twenty Thousand). Accused No. 2, Mukesh Singh, Appellant in Cr. Appeal (D.B.) No. 899 of 2009 has been convicted for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 27 of the Arms Act and sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life, Rigorous Imprisonment for seven years with further direction to pay fine of Rs. 20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) each under [STATUTE] . For conviction under Section 333/34 he ha

Applicable IPC Section: 333

Statute Text:
Section 333 of the Indian Penal Code. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty. Whoever voluntarily causes grievous hurt to any person being a public servant in the discharge of his duty as such public servant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person or any other public servant from discharging his duty as such public servant, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by that person in the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.