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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
CHAITALI CHATTERJEE DAS
Sudam Bhowmik – Appellant
Versus
State of West Bengal – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. prosecution case initiation and incident details (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. defendant's arguments regarding evidence reliability (Para 4 , 5 , 10 , 11) |
| 3. court's evaluation of evidence against the accused (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 18) |
| 4. legal principles regarding evidentiary standards (Para 16 , 17) |
| 5. affirmation of conviction and sentencing rationale (Para 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 25) |
JUDGMENT :
CHAITALI CHATTERJEE DAS, J.
1. This appeal has been preferred by the appellant against the judgement and order passed on May 18, 2016 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, F.T.C. (Fast Track court) in session trial case no. 38/March/2013, under Section 341/326/307 of the Indian Penal Code, whereby the applicant has been convicted for the offence punishable under Section 326 of the and sentenced him to suffer, regardless imprisonment for seven years for the offence committed under of the with a fine of Rs. 3000 in default to suffer rigorous imprisonment for three months for the offence under of the.
Fact of the case
2. The prosecution case was launched on the strength of a complaint lodged by one Tushar Kanti Bakshi before the O.C. Beta Police Station on August 19, 2012, a
The appellate court upheld the conviction under Section 326 IPC for grievous injury, affirming the credibility of the victim's testimony and its alignment with medical evidence.
Prosecution must prove charges beyond a reasonable doubt; insufficient evidence and unreliable testimonies can lead to acquittal.
The court emphasized the prosecution's burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, ruling that inconsistencies and lack of credible evidence required acquittal.
The judgment establishes that minor discrepancies in witness testimonies, which do not materially affect the case, cannot be the basis for doubting the prosecution's case.
Conviction for voluntarily causing simple hurt upheld; partial witness contradictions and defective investigation do not warrant acquittal; separate incidents permit differential conviction of accuse....
The central legal point established in the judgment is the reliance on corroborated evidence and the admissibility of statements leading to the discovery of facts to establish guilt under Section 302....
Advocates appeared :For the Appellant : Vikas Saxena For the Respondent : A. K. Nirankari
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