HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
SACHIN SINGH RAJPUT
Rameshwar, S/o Samaru Sahu – Appellant
Versus
State of Chhattisgarh, Through Post Bhatgaon – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. appellants convicted for abetment (Para 1) |
| 2. relationship and pregnancy of deceased (Para 2 , 3) |
| 3. defense claims lack of evidence (Para 4) |
| 4. prosecution counters defense (Para 5 , 6) |
| 5. legal position on abetment (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 6. absence of evidence for conviction (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 7. appeal allowed and acquittal (Para 22) |
JUDGMENT :
1. The appellants in this appeal under Section 374 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short Cr.P.C.) have called in question the legality, correctness and judicial propriety of the judgment dated 16/12/2003 passed by the II Additional Sessions Judge, Balodabazar in Sessions Trial No. 68/2003, by which the appellants have been convicted and sentenced in the following manner :-
2. As per prosecution story, the appellant No.1 and the deceased Patrika Bai (herein after deceased) were in love for about 1 year prior to the date of incident i.e. 23/12/2002 and as a result of their relationship, the deceased became pregnant. When the factum of pregnancy of the deceased came to light, a panchayat meeting was convened on 16/12/2002 in the village Naktidih, wherein the appellant No. 1 a
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