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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
PRASENJIT BISWAS
Harka Bahadur Karki – Appellant
Versus
State of West Bengal – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. appeal against conviction (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. overview of prosecution's case (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. defendant's unsustainable conviction argument (Para 7 , 8) |
| 4. credibility of witness identifications (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 5. contradiction between medical and eyewitness testimony (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 6. allegations of false implication (Para 17 , 18) |
| 7. request to overturn conviction (Para 19) |
| 8. prosecution's defense arguments (Para 20 , 21) |
| 9. support from injured witnesses and medical evidence (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 25) |
| 10. entrustment of case integrity (Para 26 , 27) |
| 11. importance of identification in assault cases (Para 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33) |
| 12. issues related to visibility during the incident (Para 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38) |
| 13. deficiencies in physical evidence collection (Para 39 , 40 , 41 , 42) |
| 14. uncertainty in witness testimonies affecting credibility (Para 45 , 46 , 47 , 48) |
| 15. absence of eyewitness accounts reflecting prosecution failures (Para 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56) |
| 16. lack of incrimination from a key witness (Para 57 , 58 , 59) |
| 17. medical evidence substantiating accidental injuries (Para 60 , 61 , 62) |
| 18. decision to overturn trial court r |
A conviction cannot be upheld if the prosecution fails to establish the identity of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt, compounded by unreliable testimonies and contradictory medical evidence.
Point of Law : Any outsider or stranger committing a crime of murder, in which event, identification of assailant becomes very critical and crucial but in light of evidences as brought on record, ide....
Conviction based on witness testimonies from interested parties without independent corroboration is unsustainable due to inherent unreliability.
Failure on the part of the prosecution to explain or disclose the genesis of the offence is also an additional factor which renders the prosecution story a bit doubtful.
The testimony of injured witnesses is accorded greater evidentiary value, and the prosecution must establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt, even if minor contradictions exist.
The main legal point established is that a conviction can be based on the evidence of a sole eyewitness if it is unimpeachable and inherently believable, and the burden of proof for establishing a pl....
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