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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
A.BADHARUDEEN
T.G. Venugopal S/o Gopala Pillai – Appellant
Versus
State of Kerala – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. appellate jurisdiction under section 374(2) of cr.p.c. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. allegations of corruption and misappropriation (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. role of evidence and requirements for admissibility (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. challenge to evidentiary admissibility of documents (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 5. appraisal of evidence and verdict on misappropriation (Para 14 , 15 , 18) |
| 6. definition and categorization of public documents under evidence act (Para 29 , 30 , 31) |
| 7. modifications to sentence in pursuit of justice (Para 37 , 38 , 39) |
JUDGMENT :
A. BADHARUDEEN, J.
1. The 1st accused in C.C. No.36/2008 on the the Court of the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Kottayam, has filed this appeal, under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [hereinafter referred as ‘Cr.P.C.’ for short], challenging the conviction and sentence imposed by the Special Judge, against him as per the judgment dated 07.05.2011. The State of Kerala, represented by the Special Public Prosecutor is arrayed as the respondent herein.
2. Heard the learned senior counsel for the appellant and the learned Special Public Prosecutor, in detail. Carefully gone through the verdict under challenge, the evide
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