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IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
Ramesh Sinha, SACHIN SINGH RAJPUT
Ashish Gupta S/o Rameshwar Gupta – Appellant
Versus
State Of Chhattisgarh, Police Station Chando – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. conviction details and background of the case. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. trial findings and appellant's denial. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. arguments regarding contradictions in prosecution's evidence. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 4. witness testimonies on relationship and incident details. (Para 8 , 10) |
| 5. legal standards for circumstantial evidence. (Para 12 , 14) |
| 6. court's reasoning on insufficiency of evidence. (Para 16 , 17 , 19) |
| 7. final verdict and order of acquittal. (Para 20 , 21 , 22) |
JUDGMENT :
Sachin Singh Rajput, J.
The appellant by way of this appeal call in question the judgment dated 07.12.2021 passed by Special Judge, Balrampur at Ramanujganj (CG) in Special Case No. 03/2020 by which he has been convicted under Sections 302 , 201 IPC and Section 3 (2) (v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (for short the “Special Act”) and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment with fine of Rs.100/- under Section 302 IPC and Section 3 (2) (v) of the Special Act each, and RI for 3 years with fine of Rs.100/- under Section 201 IPC, plus default stipulation.
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