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IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
Ramesh Sinha, Ravindra Kumar Agrawal
Gopal Yadav S/o Late Mahil Yadav – Appellant
Versus
State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. overview of the case and accusations. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. arguments by appellant's counsel about false implication. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 3. court's consideration of the submissions. (Para 11 , 12) |
| 4. assessment of homicide evidence. (Para 13 , 14) |
| 5. eyewitness accounts detailing the incident. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 6. legal definition of unlawful assembly. (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27) |
| 7. vicarious liability under section 149 ipc. (Para 28 , 29) |
| 8. affirmation of conviction based on evidence. (Para 30 , 31) |
| 9. conclusion and directive for trial court. (Para 32 , 33 , 34 , 35) |
JUDGMENT :
Ramesh Sinha, C.J.
1. Since the aforesaid four criminal appeals have been filed against the impugned judgment dated 15.09.2023 passed by the First Additional Sessions Judge, Bemetara in Sessions Trial No.16/2023, they were clubbed & heard together and being disposed of by this common judgment.
2. Appellants-Gopal Yadav, Gopi Yadav, Raju Yadav and Pramod Sinha have preferred these four criminal appeals under Section 374(2) of the CrPC questioning the impugned judgment dated 15.09.2023 passed by the First Additional Sessions Judge, Bemetara in Sessions Trial
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