IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.73 of 2014 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-123 Year-2009 Thana- GOPALPUR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Sikandar Sah @ Mohammad Sikandar Sah ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Ramanand Poddar, Advocate Mr.Rudra Pratap Singh, Amicus Curiae For the Respondent/s : Mr.Abhay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 7 24-03-2026 Mr. Rudra Pratap Singh, learned counsel, was ap- pointed as the Amicus Curiae in this appeal as no one had ap- peared on behalf of the appellant on several dates. 2. Today (i.e. on 24.03.2026), Mr. Ramanand Poddar, learned counsel informs this Court that the Advocate-On- Record, Ms. Sarita Bajaj is his sister, she is not well and she has requested him to appear in the present appeal on her behalf. 3. Heard Mr. Ramanand Poddar, learned counsel and Mr. Rudra Pratap Singh, learned Amicus Curiae appearing on behalf of the appellant and Mr. Abhay Kumar, learned APP for the State. 4. Today, the appeal was heard in length. 5. The judgment is kept reserved. chn/- (Purnendu Singh, J) U T