IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA FA No.657 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus BAIJ NATH PD & ORS with FA No.660 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus LAXMI MAHTO & ORS with FA No.661 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus BHOLA MAHTO with FA No.663 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus RAM LAKHAN MAHTO with FA No.690 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus RAM BABU MAHTO with FA No.691 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus RAMNARAYAN MAHTO with FA No.693 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus CHHATU MAHTO & ORS with FA No.699 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus SUKUND MAHTO with FA No.701 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR 2 Versus RAJPATI DEVI with FA No.702 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus SHEO CHARAN MAHTO with FA No.703 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus BASAWAN MAHTO with FA No.704 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus JANKI DEVI with FA No.705 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus SITA RAM KUSHWAHA with FA No.707 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus SUKHLAL MAHTO with FA No.708 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus KUADAR MAHTO with FA No.709 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus RAM AUTAR MAHTO with FA No.710 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus BHOLA MAHTO AND ORS with 3 FA No.711 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus GANGA BISHUN MAHTO with FA No.712 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus PARAS MAHTO & ANR with FA No.713 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus JAMUNA MAHTO with FA No.714 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus BADRI NARAYAN MAHTO AND ORS with FA No.715 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus RAMDEO MAHTO & ANR with FA No.718 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus DEONANDAN MAHTO with FA No.719 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus RAGHUNANDAN MAHTO with FA No.721 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus SUNIL MAHTO with FA No.731 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus 4 MOSTT. CHAITI DEVI with FA No.732 of 1980 STATE OF BIHAR Versus RAM BABU MAHTO AND ORS ----------- 18 21/4/2010 Heard Mr. P.Tekriwal, G.A – I, Mr. Anil Kumar Jha, GA II, Mr. Harendra Pd. Singh, GA VI, and Mr. Sanjay Kumar No.1, G.P XIV, learned counsel for the State – appellant, and Mr. M.P.Gupta, Mrs. Sheela Sharma, and Mr. A. C. Sinha, learned counsel for the respondents. It issubmitted at the Bar that these appeals are covered by the judgment delivered in First Appeal No.668 of 1980 and other connected appeals. In view of aforesaid, the present appeals are disposed of in terms of the judgment passed in First Appeal No.688 of 1980. There shall be no order as to costs. Neyaz/ (Dipak Misra, CJ.)