Patna: Special Court for the Criminal Case Court for MPS / MLA in Samastipur, Monday was awarded five years in prison (U) MLA RAM Balak Singh and his brother Lal Babu Singh in connection with a 21-year-old case related to the murder of the attack on CPM Land leader Singh.
Judge-Cum-adj (III), Samastipur, Pranav Kumar Jha also slapped the fine of Rs 15,000 against each inmates.
RAM Balak represents the Bibhutipur assembly chair (Samastipur) twice in 2010 and 2015.
“The court was given 5 years in prison under the part of 27 ACT Arm and 3 years in prison under the part 324 IPC against each of the two inmates.
However, the court said That both sentences will go together.
Thus, effective prison sentence will be five years old, “Advocate Manoj Kumar Gupta, who appeared in the case of the CPM leader, told Ti by telephone on Monday.
Earlier on Friday, the court had sent both brothers under the custody of the court after holding them guilty of killing attacks on CPM leaders.
Both inmates joined the court process through video conferencing from prison at the time of the punishment announcement, especially because of Covid-19-related norms.
Gupta said Lalan Singh’s CPM leader had submitted FIR at the Bibhutipur police station on June 5, 2000 against Ram Balak Singh and Lal Babu Singh.
According to FIR, Lalan, a native resident of Shivarnarthpur Village under the Bibhutipur police station, was attacked near his home in his place of origin.
“FIR against Ram Balak and his brother was listed under Section 341, 323, 307, 34 of IPC and 27 ARM.
However, the court, after hearing witnesses, repenting part 307 became part 324,” Gupta said.
After completing the trial on September 10, the court found RAM Balak and his brother was guilty based on part 324 IPC and part 27 act, advocate said.