Mahendra Singh @ Chottan VS State of U. P.

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ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA, SHIV SHANKER PRASAD
Mahendra Singh @ Chottan – Appellant
Versus
State of U. P. – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : Deepak Dubey, Kartikeya Saran, Om Prakash Dubey, Rajendra Prasad Dubey, Shailendra Singh, Sushil Kumar Dwivedi
For the Respondent:Govt. Advocate, Alok Ranjan Mishra, Arvind Kumar Mishra, Devendra Mishra, Gyan Prakash Mishra, Murtaza Ali

Table of Content
1. overview of the incident leading to appeal (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)
2. details of prosecution evidence and witness statements (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8)
3. identification and testimonies of eyewitnesses (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12)
4. court's reasoning on witness credibility and absence of motive (Para 20 , 26 , 30)
5. conclusion on legal standards applied to the case (Para 49 , 54 , 55)

JUDGMENT :

1. This criminal appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 30.3.2013, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Room No. 6, District Kaushambi in Sessions Trial No. 614 of 2009, State Vs. Mahendra Singh @ Chottan arising out of Case Crime No. 232 of 2009, under Sections 302 , 404, 411 IPC, Police Station – Pipari, District – Kaushambi and Sessions Trial No. 613 of 2009, State Vs. Mahendra Singh @ Chottan arising out of Case Crime No. 233 of 2009, under Sections 25 ARMS ACT , Police Station – Pipari, District - Kaushambi; whereby the appellant Mahendra Singh @ Chottan has been convicted under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment along with fine of Rs.5,000/- and in default to undergo five months additional imprisonment; for the offence under Section 40