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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA, CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI
Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, Uday Kumar
Aftab Alam – Appellant
Versus
State of West Bengal – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. outline of the case and charges brought against the appellant. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. significant factual background of the incident. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 3. conviction and sentencing details of the appellant. (Para 9) |
| 4. arguments highlighting discrepancies in testimonies. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 5. challenges to the credibility of witnesses. (Para 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19) |
| 6. inconsistencies regarding evidence and witness reliability. (Para 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24) |
| 7. arguments surrounding the admissibility of recovery evidence. (Para 25 , 26 , 27 , 28) |
| 8. discussion on sentencing options and the application of death penalty standards. (Para 30) |
| 9. prosecution's stance on the coherence of key witness accounts. (Para 32 , 33 , 34) |
| 10. utilities of child witnesses and evidence presented. (Para 35 , 36 , 37) |
| 11. debate on the implications of evidence inconsistencies. (Para 38 , 39 , 40) |
| 12. importance of evidentiary reliability and process adherence. (Para 41 , 42) |
| 13. considerations for assessing the death sentence. (Para 43 , 44) |
| 14. examining mitigating versus aggravating factors in sentencing. (Para 45 , 46) |
| 15. court's narrative on the prosecution's burden. (Para 47 , |
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