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IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL
RAVINDRA MAITHANI, ASHISH NAITHANI
Jalaluddin @ Manoj – Appellant
Versus
State Of Uttarakhand – Respondent
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| 1. appeal challenges conviction under section 307 ipc. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 2. defence cites contradictions; state relies on injury. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 3. medical evidence confirms firearm injury to witness. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 4. witness inconsistencies and missing evidence recovery. (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28) |
| 5. unexplained fir delay and concealed prior information. (Para 29 , 30 , 31 , 32) |
| 6. prosecution fails proof beyond reasonable doubt. (Para 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38) |
JUDGMENT :
Ravindra Maithani, J.
The instant appeal is preferred against the judgement and order dated 23.10.2019/04.11.2019 passed in Sessions Trial No. 17 of 2016, State v. Jalaluddin @ Manoj, by the court of First Additional District and Sessions Judge, Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar. By it, the appellant has been convicted under Section 307 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 20,000/- and in default of payment of fine, to undergo further imprisonment for a period of two years.
2. Briefly stated, the prosecution case is as follows. PW 1 Ram Avtar Singh lodged a first information report on 26.09.2015 at 08:15
Conviction under Section 307 IPC reversed due to hostile corroborative witness, inconsistencies between injured witness testimony and FIR, unexplained FIR delay despite prior police information, abse....
The prosecution failed to substantiate charges beyond reasonable doubt, leading to the acquittal of the appellant.
The judgment emphasizes that errors in investigation do not necessarily impact the credibility of eyewitness evidence and that minor contradictions and lapses in investigation do not render the prose....
No one can be convicted without adequate incriminatory evidence.
The conviction for attempted murder under Section 307 IPC was upheld based on eyewitness accounts, while the charge under the Arms Act was dismissed due to insufficient evidence.
The judgment reinforces the principle that credible eyewitness testimony, supported by forensic evidence, can establish guilt in serious criminal offenses.
The court affirmed conviction for attempted murder while reducing the sentence due to mitigating circumstances, highlighting scrutiny of evidence in violent crime cases and the need for direct corrob....
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