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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD, LUCKNOW BENCH
SINGH CHAUHAN, ABDHESH KUMAR CHAUDHARY
Sanjay Rai – Appellant
Versus
State of U.P. – Respondent
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| 1. factual background and prosecution case presentation. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25) |
| 2. trial court analysis and conviction reasoning. (Para 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33) |
| 3. parties' contentions and debate on investigation quality. (Para 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58) |
| 4. appellate scrutiny of flawed investigative procedures. (Para 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71) |
| 5. application of circumstantial evidence principles and requirement of proof beyond reasonable doubt. (Para 72 , 73 , 74 , 122 , 123 , 124 , 125 , 126) |
| 6. evidence re-appreciation and evaluation of individual roles. (Para 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 103 , 104 , 105 , 106 , 107 , 108 , 109 , 110 , 111 , 112 , 113 , 114 , 115 , 116 , 117 , 118 , 119 , 120 , 121) |
| 7. final acquittal based on failure to bridge evidentiary gaps. (Para 127 , 128 , 129 , 130 , 131) |
JUDGMENT :
Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary, J.
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