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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
J.J. MUNIR, NALIN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
Kale – Appellant
Versus
State of U.P. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(Delivered by Hon'ble J.J. Munir, J.)
1. This judgment will decide the present Criminal Appeal and the two connected Criminal Appeals Nos.3888 of 2014 and 4448 of 2014. All the appeals arise out of the same crime, where the
three appellants stood their trial jointly. They were convicted and sentenced to varying terms for the same offences. All the appeals have been heard together with Criminal Appeal No.1345 of 2015 being formally treated as the leading case. The appellants were tried before Mr. Musharraf Hussain, the then Additional Sessions Judge, Court No.1, Bulandshahr vide Sessions Trial No.1316 of 2010 (arising out of Crime No.157 of 2010), under Section 326 read with Section 34 and Section 304 read with of the Indian Penal Code (for short, ' IPC '), Police Station Khurja Dehat, District Bulandshahr. They were convicted and sentenced by the learned Trial Judge vide judgment and order dated 04.09.2014, passed in the sessions trial aforesaid, in the following manner:
2. Nanak Chand, a resident of Village Dharpa, Police Station Khurja Dehat, District Bulandshahr, lodged a First Information Report (for short, 'FIR') at 6.30 a.m. with Police Station Khurja Dehat, Distr
Prosecution must be proven beyond reasonable doubt; contradictions in witness testimonies and an ante-timed FIR raise significant doubts undermining the overall credibility of the prosecution case.
The prosecution must prove its case beyond reasonable doubt; lack of credible evidence and inconsistencies in witness testimonies can lead to acquittal.
The court emphasized that an anti-timed FIR and inconsistent witness testimonies undermine the prosecution's case, leading to the acquittal of the accused.
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The judgment underscores the principle that the prosecution must establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt, particularly when eyewitness testimony is contradicted and evidence is lacking.
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