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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT, (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI, MARLI VANKUNG
Ritu Ramchiary Baksa, Mushalpur, Assam – Appellant
Versus
State Of Assam Rep. By PP, Assam – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. appeal filed against conviction and sentence. (Para 1) |
| 2. details of the incident and formal legal processes. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 3. witness testimonies regarding the crime. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. appellant's admission of trespassing and assault. (Para 10 , 11) |
| 5. defendant's arguments on evidential flaws. (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 6. prosecution's rebuttal of defense arguments. (Para 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 7. court's analysis on witness credibility. (Para 21 , 22 , 23) |
| 8. court confirming reliability of eyewitness testimonies. (Para 24 , 25 , 26 , 27) |
| 9. court's view on fir sufficiency. (Para 28 , 29 , 30) |
| 10. evidence admissibility under res gestae. (Para 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35) |
| 11. judgment dismissal and conclusion of case. (Para 36 , 37 , 38 , 39) |
Judgment :
(S.K. Medhi, J.)
The instant appeal has been preferred from jail against the judgment dated 20.12.2021 and order dated 21.12.2021 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Baksa, Mushalpur in Sessions Case No. 54/2021, sentencing the appellant to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) for life and fine of Rs.1000/- in default of which RI of 2 months. The same involves the killing of the father of the informant by the appel
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