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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR
URMILA JOSHI PHALKE, NANDESH S.DESHPANDE
State of Maharashtra, Through Police Station Officer, Chandrapur – Appellant
Versus
Deoprasad @ Dewa, S/o. Bhujbal Deosare – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
URMILA JOSHI PHALKE , J.
1. These Appeals are preferred by the State for enhancement of sentence, whereas by the accused challenging the order of sentence and conviction passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Chandrapur in Sessions Case No. 16/2017 dated 30.11.2018, by which the accused is convicted as under:
1(i). The accused is convicted of the offence punishable under Section 3 64-A read with Section 3 4 of the INDIAN PENAL CODE (for short “IPC”) and sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs.10,000/-, in default to suffer further rigorous imprisonment for 3 years.
1(ii). The accused is further convicted of the offence punishable under Section 3 02 read with Section 3 4 of IPC and sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs.10,000/-, in default to suffer further rigorous imprisonment for 3 years.
1(iii). The accused is further convicted of the offence punishable under Section 120-B of IPC and sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs.10,000/-, in default to suffer further rigorous imprisonment for 3 years.
1(iv). The accused is further convicted of the offence punishable under Section 201 read with Sectio
The judgment establishes that circumstantial evidence must form a complete, unbroken chain directly linking the accused to the crime, which warranted a life sentence in this case.
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Circumstantial evidence, including recovery of crucial items, must be coherent and consistently point to guilt to meet the burden of proof required for conviction in murder cases.
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(1) Section 34 IPC and 115 IPC would not go hand in hand.(2) Evidence is raw material which Judge or Adjudicator uses to reach a finding of fact – Courts can record order of conviction even in a case....
The court emphasized that direct and circumstantial evidence can establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, particularly when eyewitness accounts, along with credible medical evidence, corroborate th....
The prosecution must prove guilt beyond all reasonable doubt; circumstantial evidence needs to establish a complete chain of events without gaps for a conviction.
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