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PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
Manju Devi, Wife of Babu Lal Prasad @ Chauhan – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
By Court: Heard Mrs. J. Mazumdar, learned counsel appearing for the appellants and Mr. Fahad Allam and Mrs. Shweta Singh, learned A.P.Ps. appearing for the State.
2. Above named appellants have preferred this criminal appeal challenging their conviction and sentence dated 31.07.2006 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, F.T.C., 7th, Dhanbad in Sessions Trial No. 384 of 2001,whereby and whereunder, the appellants have been held guilty for the offence under Sections 341, 332 and 353 of the I.P.C. and sentenced to undergo S.I. for 15 days for the offence under Section 341 of the I.P.C., R.I. of six months for the offence under Section 353 of the I.P.C. and R.I. of one year for the offence under Section 332 of the I.P.C. All the sentences were directed to run concurrently.
FACTUAL MATRIX
3. The factual matrix giving rise to this appeal in a narrow compass is that on 24.03.2000 at about 10:30 A.M., when the informant, who is ASI of Katras Police Station along with Constable No. 1179 reached on a road in front of No. 40 Modidih Coal Dump Chjala with relation to the investigation of a case bearing Katras (Tetulmari) P.S. Case No. 56 of 2000 and was recording the statement of
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The prosecution must prove all elements of an offence beyond a reasonable doubt; inconsistencies and lack of corroboration in witness testimonies can lead to acquittal.
Conviction requires concrete evidence; mere general allegations are insufficient to sustain a guilty verdict under Sections 304 and 323 of IPC.
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Ocular evidence can sustain a conviction under IPC sections for assault even in the absence of medical testimony, reaffirming the principle of justice and proportionality in sentencing.
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