S. K. SAHOO, R. K. PATTANAIK
State of Odisha – Appellant
Versus
Sk. Asif Alli @ Md. Asif Iqbal – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. referring to criminal cases under ipc and pocso act. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. trial court's findings and sentencing. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. details regarding the prosecution and witnesses. (Para 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 4. arguments by the defense regarding circumstantial evidence. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 5. analysis of circumstantial evidence and the court's reasoning. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 6. evaluation of the legal standard for capital punishment. (Para 19 , 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 7. final verdict and implications of the judgment. (Para 23 , 24 , 25) |
JUDGMENT
S.K. Sahoo, J.
The reference under section 366 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been submitted to this Court by the learned Adhoc Addl. Sessions Judge, F.T.S.C., POCSO, Jagatsinghpur (hereinafter 'the trial Court') in Special G.R. Case No.30 of 2014 for confirmation of death sentence imposed on Sk. Asif Alli @ Md. Asif Iqbal and Sk. Akil Alli (hereinafter 'the appellants') vide judgment and order dated 29.11.2022 and accordingly, DSREF No.01 of 2022 has been instituted. CRLA No.120 of 2023 has been filed by appellant Sk. Asif Alli @ Md. Asif Iqbal and CRLA No.121 of 2023 has been filed by appellant Sk. Akil Alli challenging
Anjan Kumar Sarma and others -Vrs.- State of Assam reported in (2017) 14 SCC 359
Bhagwan Singh & others -Vrs.-State of M.P. reported in (2003) 3 SCC 21
Dhananjoy Chatterjee -Vrs.- State reported in (1994) 2 SCC 220.
Laxman Naik -Vrs.- State of Orissa reported in (1994) 3 SCC 381
Nar Singh -Vrs.- State of Haryana reported in (2015) 1 SCC 496
P. Ramesh -Vrs.- State reported in (2019) 20 SCC 593
Panchhi & others -Vrs.- State of U.P. reported in (1998) 7 SCC 177
Ram Gopal -Vrs.- State of Madhya Pradesh reported in (2023) 5 SCC 534
Santosh Kumar Satishbhushan Bariyar -Vrs.- State of Maharashtra reported in (2009) 6 SCC 498
Shri Phool Kumar -Vrs.- Delhi Administration reported in (1975) 1 SCC 797
Somasundaram @ Somu -Vrs.- State reported in (2020) 7 SCC 722
State of Madhya Pradesh -Vrs.- Ramesh & another reported in (2011) 4 SCC 786
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