Death sentence to 10, lifer to 4 in Amausi massacre

The Patna High Court on Friday set aside the death sentence of 10 and life imprisonment to four others in the Amausi massacre in Khagaria district over three years ago, on benefit of doubt. A division bench of Justices V N Sinha and R K Mishra passed the order on appeal filed by all 14 convicts challenging the Khagaria district court order of 2012 awarding death sentence to ten and lifer to four others.

‘The appellants are granted benefit of doubt ... the ADJ’s order is being set aside and the appeal allowed,’ the bench said while acquitting all the 14.