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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD, ARUN KUMAR RAI
Gomia Diggi, son of late Arjun Diggi – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual background of the case (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 10 , 11) |
| 2. arguments of the appellant (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 3. arguments of the state (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25) |
| 4. court observations on prosecution evidence (Para 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38) |
| 5. legal standards for circumstantial evidence (Para 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46) |
| 6. requirements for circumstantial evidence (Para 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52) |
| 7. conclusions on the evidence presented (Para 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66) |
| 8. final conclusion of the court (Para 67 , 68 , 69 , 70) |
JUDGMENT :
1. The present Appeal has been filed under section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure against the judgment of conviction dated 14.12.2016 and order of sentence dated 16.12.2016/17.12.2016, passed by the learned Sessions Judge, West Singhbhum at Chaibasa, in Sessions Trial No. 10 of 2015, whereby and whereunder, the learned court below has convicted the appellant under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced him to undergo RI for life with fine of Rs. 10,000/- under section 302 of the IPC. In def
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