# Sessions Trial No. 13 of 2020; State vs \[name withheld\] (Death Reference No. 4 of 2023 with Crl. Appeal (DB) No. 588 of 2023)

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Trial-court conviction (District & Additional Sessions Judge-I, Ramgarh (Sessions Trial No. 13 of 2020); Sessions Court). Convicted 19 September 2024. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

Per the Jharkhand High Court judgment of 19-09-2024, RPF Constable of RPF Post Barkakana was convicted by the District & Additional Sessions Judge-I, Ramgarh (Sessions Trial No. 13 of 2020, judgment 13-03-2023) for opening indiscriminate fire with his service pistol on his neighbour-milk supplier's family at about 8 p.m. on 17-08-2019 when asked to pay milk dues, killing the informant's father, mother and \[name withheld\] sister and critically injuring the informant and another sister. The trial court imposed the death sentence (order 16-03-2023). The High Court upheld the ss.302/307 IPC convictions but, finding the offence a spur-of-the-moment act without preplanning, commuted death to 25 years RI without remission (plus 10 years RI for s.307, concurrent) and set aside the s.27 Arms Act conviction since a service pistol was used.

## Report card

By judgment dated 19 September 2024, the District & Additional Sessions Judge-I, Ramgarh (Sessions Trial No. 13 of 2020) convicted the Constable, Railway Protection Force (RPF) Post, Barkakana, Ramgarh.

- Register number: JH 24 CW 0002
- Case reference: Death Reference No. 4 of 2023 with Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 588 of 2023; reported in the judgment of the Jharkhand High Court
- Court and date: The District & Additional Sessions Judge-I, Ramgarh (Sessions Trial No. 13 of 2020), 19 September 2024
- Officer(s) at the material time: Constable, Railway Protection Force (RPF) Post, Barkakana, Ramgarh
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Appellant went on the killing spree when due for milk supplied was asked for.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Trial (16-03-2023): death sentence. On appeal (19-09-2024): death commuted to 25 years RI without remission (s.302) plus 10 years RI (s.307), concurrent; conviction under s.27 Arms Act set aside
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/display-1-563724.pdf); [Appellate judgment](https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/display-1-563724.pdf); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w3-36-002)

## At a glance

- Category: Other misconduct
- Sub-category: other
- Location: Ramgarh, Jharkhand
- Officers: Constable, Railway Protection Force (RPF) Post, Barkakana, Ramgarh
- Sentence: Trial (16-03-2023): death sentence. On appeal (19-09-2024): death commuted to 25 years RI without remission (s.302) plus 10 years RI (s.307), concurrent; conviction under s.27 Arms Act set aside
- Verification: V2 · Trial court