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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD, ARUN KUMAR RAI
Ganpati Mahto, son of Balai Mahto – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. consolidated appeals from common conviction order. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. murder amid land dispute litigation threats. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. fir registration and sessions trial commencement. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 4. defense of false implication due enmity. (Para 10) |
| 5. trial court convicts on prosecution evidence. (Para 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 6. uncorroborated interested sole witness insufficient. (Para 14) |
| 7. reliable eyewitness corroborated by medical evidence. (Para 15) |
| 8. court reviews trial evidence testimonies. (Para 16 , 17) |
| 9. eyewitness pw1 details assault weapons chase. (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 10. villagers hear pw1; partial corroboration. (Para 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29) |
| 11. pw7 alibi for accused; pw8 enmity. (Para 30 , 31 , 32) |
| 12. io site inspection; pm sharp wounds. (Para 33 , 34 , 35) |
| 13. dw highlight deceased bad character enmity. (Para 36 , 37 , 38) |
| 14. issues on sole witness proof sufficiency. (Para 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43) |
| 15. conviction viable on reliable sole eyewitness. (Para 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52) |
| 16. prosecution version recap for analysis. (Para 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58) |
| 17. omission of names weapons undermines reliability. (Para 59 , 60 |
Conviction under Section 302/34 IPC unsustainable on uncorroborated, contradictory testimony of interested sole eyewitness; benefit of reasonable doubt mandates acquittal where prosecution fails to p....
Conviction can be upheld based on the reliable testimony of a sole eyewitness, irrespective of the presence of corroborating evidence or independent witnesses, as long as the evidence is credible.
Conviction under Section 302 cannot rest on sole eyewitness testimony riddled with contradictions, delay in naming accused, medical inconsistencies, and unnatural conduct; prosecution must prove guil....
Conviction on sole eyewitness unreliable due to contradictions in assault manner/place, house layout inconsistency, suspicious family conduct; benefit of doubt where guilt not proved beyond reasonabl....
In criminal cases, convictions must be based on evidence establishing guilt beyond a reasonable doubt; general allegations without specific evidence against accused do not suffice.
Conviction on sole eyewitness testimony requires reliability and ring of truth; unsustainable amid inconsistencies, improbabilities like post-alcohol escape, absent corroboration, forensics, warranti....
Conviction under IPC 302/34 upheld on reliable sole eyewitness testimony corroborated by medical evidence and witnesses, despite minor discrepancies and non-examination of investigating officer/docto....
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