Champa Oraon, son of Nuda Oraon vs State of Bihar (Now Jharkhand)

Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellants : Ms. Sumiran Srivastava, Amicus Curiae
For the Respondent: Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P.

Table of Content
1. appeal abated due to appellant's death. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)
2. prosecution case of murder, theft post-investigation. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12)
3. defense challenges sole eyewitness credibility, inconsistencies. (Para 13 , 14)
4. state defends conviction on reliable eyewitness testimony. (Para 15 , 16)
5. summary of witness testimonies and investigation lapses. (Para 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30)
6. conviction possible on trustworthy sole eyewitness. (Para 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40)
7. eyewitness testimony unreliable due to inconsistencies. (Para 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57)
8. acquittal warranted on reasonable doubt principle. (Para 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64)
9. conviction quashed; appeal allowed. (Para 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71)

Judgment :

Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.

1. At the very outset, Mr. Pankaj Kumar, the learned Public Prosecutor has submitted that appellant No.1, namely, Etwa Oraon has died on 07.01.2001.

2. No application to sue the proceeding on behalf of the legal representative has been filed as yet.

3. Accordingly, the ins