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RATNAKER BHENGRA, AMBUJ NATH
Ramnath Soni S/o Shri Triveni Sao Soni – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar (Now Jharkhand) – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
RATNAKER BHENGRA, J.
1. Heard the parties.
2. This criminal appeal arises out of judgment of conviction and order of sentence both dated 23.12.1998, passed by the learned IIIrd Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi in Sessions Trial No. 15 of 1998 convicting the appellant under section 302 of the INDIAN PENAL CODE and sentencing him to undergo imprisonment for life.
3. The case of the prosecution as unfolded in fardbeyan of Deo Nandan Choudhary(PW-5), given to S.I. officer-in-charge of Angara police station at village: Halu at 9:25 a.m. alleging that the informant with consent of his mother-in-law married his daughter Chandani Devi with Ramnath Soni, son of Triveni Saw, resident of village: Bishnupur, PS: Begusarai, District: Begusarai. The marriage was performed in Court. The bridegroom was a goldsmith by profession. Daughter of informant Chandani Devi, thereafter, remained at her sasural for three months and on returning the girl praised her in-laws. The son-in-law of informant asked the informant to let his wife remain with him as son-in-law did not have any house in Ranchi and since last one year this continued. On 21.09.1995 at 4:00 p.m. Ramnath Soni came with his
A conviction under Section 302 IPC requires clear evidence of motive and cause of death; mere circumstantial evidence without a complete chain cannot sustain a murder conviction.
The prosecution's burden is to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt, with eyewitness testimony being critical, and discrepancies in procedural reports do not invalidate a solid case.
Confessions made voluntarily and without pressure under Section 164 of Cr.P.C. are admissible as evidence.
Suspicion alone without concrete evidence does not suffice for conviction; weak circumstantial evidence and possible accidental death led to the reversal of the conviction.
[The court established that in cases of murder, particularly where circumstantial evidence is predominant, the last-seen theory can be a decisive factor in proving the guilt of the accused, especiall....
Conviction based solely on circumstantial evidence and the last seen theory requires corroboration, especially when relationships indicate possible alibi or innocence.
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