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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
RAKESH KAINTHLA
State of H.P. – Appellant
Versus
Vinod Kumar @ Ghungaru – Respondent
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| 1. secret information prompted recovery of illicit country liquor. (Para 2) |
| 2. acquittal based on hostile independents and contradictions. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. trial court wrongly discarded official witness testimonies. (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. procedural lapses under crpc and excise act. (Para 10) |
| 5. interfere with acquittal only if patently perverse. (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 6. section 165 crpc non-compliance vitiates warrantless search. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 7. hostile independents necessitate caution with police evidence. (Para 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 8. case property defects create prosecution doubt. (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 25) |
| 9. appeal dismissed upholding reasonable acquittal order. (Para 26 , 27 , 28 , 29) |
JUDGMENT :
Rakesh Kainthla, Judge
The appellant has filed the present appeal against the judgment dated 16.06.2011 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Court No. 2, Ghumarwin, District Bilaspur, H.P. (learned Trial Court) vide which respondent (accused before the learned Trial Court) was acquitted of the commission of an offence punishable under Section 61(1)(a) of the Punjab Excise Act (as applicable to the State of H.P). (Parties shall hereinafter be referred to
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