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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
ANANDA SEN, PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
Govind Das, son of Late Khuni Das – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar (Now Jharkhand) – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual background of the case (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. arguments by the appellant's counsel challenging conviction (Para 6) |
| 3. state's defense of conviction (Para 7) |
| 4. court's analysis of evidence and principles of circumstantial evidence (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 5. court's reasoning on the lack of circumstantial evidence leading to acquittal. (Para 12) |
| 6. conclusion: acquittal of the appellants (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
JUDGMENT :
(Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.)
1. We have heard the arguments of learned counsel for the appellants and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State assisted with learned counsel for the informant in both the appeals.
2. The instant criminal appeals have been preferred by the appellants challenging their conviction and sentence for the offence under section 302 and 201 of IPC dated 30.10.2002/31.10.2002 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge FTC-V, Deoghar in S.C. Case No.214 of 1996 and arising out of G.R. No.254 of 1995 (T.R. No.599 of 1996), whereby and whereunder the appellants were sentenced to undergone R.I. for life for the offence under section 302 of IPC and R.I. for three years for the offence under section 201
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