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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR
ANIL L.PANSARE, NIVEDITA P.MEHTA
Jaswantsingh, S/o Udaysingh Chavan – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. prosecution case: mall dispute leads to murder. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. trial court upholds conviction on evidence. (Para 5) |
| 3. parties argue eye-witness and recovery credibility. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. homicidal death proved by medical evidence. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 5. chance witnesses reliable if corroborated naturally. (Para 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30) |
| 6. circumstances form complete guilt chain. (Para 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42) |
| 7. common intention, conspiracy by coordinated assault. (Para 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52) |
| 8. conviction under 302/34, 120b confirmed. (Para 53 , 54 , 55) |
JUDGMENT :
This appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 27.09.2018 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Akola in Sessions Trial No. 35 of 2016. By the said judgment, the present appellant, original Accused No.3 – Jaswantsingh Udaysingh Chavan, has been convicted for the offences punishable under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (for short, “IPC”) and Section 120-B of the IPC. He has been sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life a
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