Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010074332024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Crl.)/416/2024 BIKI RABHA AND 3 ORS. W/O RAJEN RABHA VILL.- RAJAPARA P.S.- PALASHBARI DIST.- KAMRUP ASSAM. 2: URMILA RABHA W/O BANTIRAM RABHA VILL.- RAJAPARA P.S.- PALASHBARI DIST.- KAMRUP ASSAM. 3: MALAYA RABHA W/O BARUN RABHA VILL.- RAJAPARA P.S.- PALASHBARI DIST.- KAMRUP ASSAM. 4: JANAKI RABHA S/O HAREN RABHA VILL.- RAJAPARA P.S.- PALASHBARI DIST.- KAMRUP ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY P.P. Page No.# 2/4 ASSAM. ------------ Advocate for : MR Z KAMAR Advocate for : PP ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM Linked Case : Crl.A./125/2024 SONDEV RABHA AND 9 ORS. S/O LT. BALAM RABHA, VILL.- RAJAPARA, P.S.- PALASHBARI, DIST.- KAMRUP, ASSAM. 2: PRASEN RABHA S/O LT. CHAKRADHAR RABHA VILL.- RAJAPARA P.S.- PALASHBARI DIST.- KAMRUP ASSAM. 3: NIKU RABHA S/O LT. NIRJU RABHA VILL.- RAJAPARA P.S.- PALASHBARI DIST.- KAMRUP ASSAM. 4: PHATIK KACHARI @ RABHA @ PHORTIK S/O GANESH KACHARI VILL.- RAJAPARA P.S.- PALASHBARI DIST.- KAMRUP ASSAM. 5: NIRANJAN @ NIREN RABHA S/O BANGSHI RABHA VILL.- RAJAPARA P.S.- PALASHBARI DIST.- KAMRUP ASSAM. 6: BIPUL RABHA Page No.# 3/4 S/O LT. BUDHAN CH. RABHA VILL.- RAJAPARA P.S.- PALASHBARI DIST.- KAMRUP ASSAM. 7: BIKI RABHA W/O RAJEN RABHA VILL.- RAJAPARA P.S.- PALASHBARI DIST.- KAMRUP ASSAM. 8: URMILA RABHA W/O BANTIRAM RABHA VILL.- RAJAPARA P.S.- PALASHBARI DIST.- KAMRUP ASSAM. 9: MALAYA RABHA W/O BARUN RABHA VILL.- RAJAPARA P.S.- PALASHBARI DIST.- KAMRUP ASSAM. 10: JANAKI RABHA S/O HAREN RABHA VILL.- RAJAPARA P.S.- PALASHBARI DIST.- KAMRUP ASSAM VERSUS STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY P.P., ASSAM. Advocate for the Petitioner : MR Z KAMAR, MR S J CHOUDHURY,MS T K SHARMA,U DOLEY,MR P CHOUDHURY,MR D TALUKDAR Page No.# 4/4 Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KAUSHIK GOSWAMI ORDER Date : 23.04.2026 (M. Zothankhuma, J) Heard Mr. Z. Kamar, learned Sr. Counsel for the applicants/appellants. Also heard Ms. A. Begum, learned Addl. P.P., Assam appearing for the State. 2. This is an application under Section 389(2) Cr.P.C. praying for suspension of the sentence imposed upon the applicants/appellants on account of their conviction under Sections 302/201/34 IPC by the Court of the learned Sessions Judge, Kamrup, Amingaon in Sessions Case No.194/2014 vide Judgment dated 08.02.2024. 3. The case of the applicants/appellants is that they had killed the deceased husband and wife on the suspicion that they were witches. 4. After hearing the learned Sr. Counsel for the applicants/appellants at length, we are of the view that as there is evidence adduced by eyewitnesses to the crime in question and a date has been fixed for final hearing of the appeal which is 19.05.2026, the prayer of the applicants/appellants cannot be allowed at this stage. 5. The application is accordingly dismissed. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant