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ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY
Minto Ete S/O Shri Kirmin Ete – Appellant
Versus
State Of A. P Through The Public Prosecutor – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Heard Mr. A. M. Bora, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. J. Patowary, learned counsel for the petitioners in Crl.Rev.P.01(AP)/2018 and Mr. D. Panging, learned counsel for the petitioners in Crl.Rev.P. 02(AP)/2018.
Also heard Mr. U. Bori, learned Additional Public Prosecutor representing the State of Arunachal Pradesh.
1. The two criminal revision petitions are taken up together for disposal as both the petitions arise out of a common judgment passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Alo, West Siang District convicting all the petitioners herein out of the same prosecution and such judgment was affirmed by the appellate Court by its judgment and order dated 27.10.2017.
2. These criminal revision petitions under Section 401 read with 397 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, have been preferred by the present petitioners assailing the judgment & order dated 27.10.2017 in G.R. Case No. 54/2011 passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Alo, West Siang District and judgment & order dated 09.01.2018 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Basar in Criminal Appeal No. 01/2017, whereby the appeal preferred against the aforesaid judgment and order dated 27.10.2017
The main legal point established in the judgment is the reliance on consistent and trustworthy evidence, along with circumstantial support, to establish the guilt of the accused under the relevant se....
The credibility of injured witnesses is significant and their testimonies cannot be dismissed solely due to their relationship with victims, supported by corroborative evidence.
Convictions must rely on cogent, corroborative evidence; failure to provide such leads to acquittal.
The court found the conviction unsupported due to insufficient and unreliable evidence, emphasizing the necessity of corroboration in criminal cases involving interested witnesses.
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