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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
MANISH PITALE, MANJUSHA DESHPANDE
Naresh Prabhubhai Golani – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. overview of prosecution case. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 2. trial court's judgment overview. (Para 11 , 12) |
| 3. defense arguments on circumstantial evidence. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 4. legal precedence on identification procedures. (Para 17 , 19 , 21) |
| 5. emphasis on prosecution's burden of proof. (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 28) |
| 6. prosecution's argument on collection of evidence. (Para 25 , 26 , 27 , 30) |
| 7. consideration of circumstantial evidence principles. (Para 32 , 33 , 34) |
| 8. evidence related to the last seen together theory. (Para 35 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40) |
| 9. issues surrounding witness identification credibility. (Para 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45) |
| 10. validity of the last seen evidence discussed. (Para 46 , 47 , 48) |
| 11. challenges to the prosecution's timeline of events. (Para 49 , 50 , 51 , 52) |
| 12. cctv footage evidence scrutiny. (Para 53 , 54 , 55) |
| 13. implications of unproduced evidence. (Para 56 , 57 , 58) |
| 14. crucial gaps in established motive discussed. (Para 59 , 60) |
| 15. challenges to recovery evidence credibility. (Para 61 , 62 , 63 , 64) |
| 16. medical evidence analyzed in circumstantial cases. (Para 65 , 66 , 67) |
| 17. conclusion on case and final orders. (Para |
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