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IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
RAMESH SINHA, C.J., BIBHU DATTA GURU
Vinod Pandey, S/o. Dinesh Pandey – Appellant
Versus
State of Chhattisgarh, Thourgh - Police Station Pandariya, Kawardha (Kabirdham), C.G. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. summary of facts leading to conviction. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. arguments presented by both sides. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. court's evaluation of evidence and testimony. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 4. conditions for circumstantial evidence conviction. (Para 19) |
| 5. establishing guilt through circumstantial evidence. (Para 20 , 21 , 22 , 25 , 26) |
| 6. final ruling and affirmation of judgment. (Para 27 , 28 , 29) |
JUDGMENT :
Bibhu Datta Guru, J.
This criminal appeal filed by the appellant-accused under Section 374(2) of Cr.P.C. is directed against the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 30/03/2022, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Kabirdham (C.G.) in Sessions Case No. 19/2019, whereby the appellant-accused has been convicted and sentenced as under:-
| Conviction | Sentence |
| Under Section 302 of the IPC | Life imprisonment & fine of Rs.10,000/-, in default, additional R.I. for 6 months. |
| Under Section 201 of the IPC | R.I. for 2 years & fine of Rs.1000/-, in default, additional R.I. for 2 months. |
1. (A) Facts of the case, in brief, is that on on 07.02.2019, the complainant Sushil Chand Sharma (PW-3) lodged a report at Pandaria pol
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