IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Appeal (SJ) No.413 of 1998 Against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 08.06.1998 passed by Sri Someshwar Nath Pathak, learned Sessions Judge, Madhubani in Sessions Trial No. 190 of 1993. Prem Chandra Jha @ Bauka Jha, Son of Late Tej Narayan Jha, resident of village – Behat Tole – Navtole, Police Station – Jhanjharpur (R. S. Sivir), District – Madhubani. .... .... Appellant. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Respondent. For the Appellant : Mr. Rishi Raj, Amicus Curiae. For the Respondent : Mr. Sujit Kumar Singh, A.P.P. P R E S E N T THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD GOPAL PRASAD, J. Nobody appears on behalf of the appellant. Mr. Rishi Raj, Advocate is appointed as amicus curiae to assist this Court. 2. Heard learned amicus curiae and learned counsel for the State. 3. The appellant has been convicted under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for five years. 4. The prosecution case as alleged is that while the informant was taking toddy, the appellant came and demanded Rs.10/- and then the appellant brought Kulhari and gave a Kulhari blow on the head of the informant causing injury. The informant and the witnesses supported the prosecution case and the doctor has found corresponding injury dangerous to life. 5. However, from perusal of the records, it appears that the appellant has remained in jail from 15.03.1993 and has been granted bail by the Hon’ble High Court on 17.12.1998 and hence it appears that he has remained in jail and hence I do not find any merit in this appeal and hence the appeal is dismissed. 6. Mr. Rishi Raj, shall be supplied a copy of this judgment and he shall be entitled for the fee of hearing payable by High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna. (Gopal Prasad, J.) Patna High Court, Patna. Dated, the 5th August, 2011. N.A.F.R./Kundan.