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ARINDAM LODH, T. AMARNATH GOUD
Sumanjoy Tripura – Appellant
Versus
State of Tripura – Respondent
JUDGMENT
T. Amarnath Goud, J. - Heard Mr. A. Acharjee, learned counsel appearing for the appellant as well as Mr. S. Debnath, learned Additional PP appearing on behalf of the respondent.
2. This appeal arises out of the judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 24.07.2017 passed in connection with case No. S.T./T-1/ 0000038/2016 by the learned Sessions Judge, Dharmanagar, North Tripura, whereby and whereunder the learned Sessions Judge had convicted the appellant for the offence punishable under Section 302 IPC, and sentenced them to suffer R.I. for life with default stipulation.
3. The case of the prosecution, as surfaced at the trial, may, in brief, be described as under:
One Dahindra Tripura on 23.05.2016 lodged an FIR stating interalia that on 23.05.2016 at about 5:30 pm Amenjoy Tripura called and took Biyakchunga, the sister in law of the informant, and told that Sumanjoy Tripura and Jugal Mohan Tripura were waiting for him for diving the loan amount amoung them at the road of Sabwal. After about half an hour one person namely Chama Reang informed the informant that near the Subwal road in a lunga he heard sound like 'gher gher' and requested the informant to come at the
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