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W. DIENGDOH
Bhagadatta Boro – Appellant
Versus
State of Meghalaya – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. The petitioner has approached this Court with this criminal revision petition being aggrieved by the judgment dated 18.07.2022 passed in Criminal Appeal No. 1 of 2022 whereby the order dated 29.06.2022 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) in GR Case No. 35 of 2021 wherein the petitioner as an accused therein was convicted and sentenced to undergo six months simple imprisonment with fine of Rs. 1000/- (rupees one thousand) only on default thereof to undergo another one month simple imprisonment was upheld by the learned Additional Deputy Commissioner (Judicial), West Khasi Hills District, Nongstoin.
2. The brief fact of the case is that on 03.04.2019 an FIR was lodged by one Shri. A. Mawsor of Umdang village under Shallang Police Station informing the Officer In-Charge, Shallang Police Station, West Khasi Hills District of a motor vehicle accident involving two vehicles bearing registration No. AS 01 CC-4992 and AS 01 CC-3027 in which his minor daughter was involved in the said accident causing her death as a result of the same. It is prayed that necessary action be taken against the drivers of the said offending vehicles.
3. The FIR was registered a
The plea of the accused must be clear, unambiguous, and unequivocal, and the court must ensure that the accused understands the nature of the allegations and admits them accordingly.
Point of law : Plea of guilt – Stage - Necessity of evidence would arise only if and when the charge is not accepted. There is no reason to restrict the applicability of S. 229 of the Cr.P.C. to a pa....
A plea of guilty cannot be the sole basis for conviction without ensuring it is voluntary and understood by the accused, particularly when the accused lacks legal representation.
The quality of evidence, the mandatory duty of the accused to provide an explanation, and the appropriateness of separate sentencing for different offences under IPC.
A conviction based on an admission of guilt is valid unless there is clear evidence of unsoundness of mind affecting the accused's capacity to understand the nature of the act.
The judgment emphasized the limited scope of interference in revisional jurisdiction, the importance of evaluating evidence, and the sufficiency of evidence to establish the prosecution's case despit....
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