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ANANDA SEN, GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY
Ramdeo Oraon son of Balua Oraon – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Per Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.
The sole appellant is before this Court in appeal against the judgment of conviction and sentence under Sections 302, 307 and 333 of the IPC and Section 4 of the Explosive Substance Act.
2. Prosecution case unfolds the tragic reality of our democratic polity, where elections in parts of the country are held under the shadow of threat from extremist groups opposing the democratic process.
3. On 7th May, 1996, police patrolling party was on patrolling duty in Balumath area under District Latehar to ensure free and fair election, followed by a team of Commando Force on a Tata 407 mini bus. When the jeep of the patrolling party reached the place of occurrence at around 2 p.m. at a distance of 2 Km. from village Hisari, it was ambushed by the extremist party. The jeep which was leading the patrolling party, was blown up by the land mine explosion and then the extremists started firing on the police party. Commando Force which was following the jeep, returned the fire which continued for 1½ hour and then the extremists taking advantage of the dense forest, retreated and melted in the wilderness. Altogether four police personnel died of explosion in t
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The absence of a Test Identification Parade (TIP) undermines the reliability of dock identification, making it insufficient for conviction in acquittal appeals.
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The reliability of eye-witness testimonies and the test identification parade in establishing the guilt of the accused.
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