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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD, SANJAY PRASAD
Kunwar Lakra – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
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| 1. procedural connection of appeals and common judgment lead to summary disposition. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. prosecution alleged murder linked to prior events over a goat-kid. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 3. legal arguments assessing the reliability of eyewitness accounts raise foundational issues. (Para 21 , 24 , 26) |
| 4. conviction assessment on the ground of eyewitness reliability and corroboration of evidence. (Para 54 , 86 , 90) |
| 5. the final verdict reverses convictions due to lack of proving common intention. (Para 106 , 108 , 109) |
JUDGMENT :
Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.
1. Since both these appeals arise out of the common judgment of conviction and order of sentence, as such with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, they are taken up together and are being disposed of by this common order.
2. These appeals have been filed under section 374(2) of the Cr.P.C against the judgment of conviction dated 14.07.2003 and order of sentence dated 17.07.2003, passed by the learned Session Judge, Simdega, in Session Trial No.143 of 1993 arising out of Kurdeg PS Case No.35 of 1992 corresponding to G.R. Case No.428 of 1992 registered under Sections302/324/323/34 of the INDIAN PENAL C
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