Rampal Tanua v. State of Chhattisgarh - 2018 Supreme(Online)(Chh) 744

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2018 Supreme(Online)(Chh) 744

CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT
Not Mentioned, Not Mentioned
Rampal Tanua v. State of Chhattisgarh

Table of Content
1. nature of the case and background of the incident. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. arguments regarding the insufficiency of last seen evidence. (Para 5 , 6)
3. legal reasoning regarding last seen and burden on the accused. (Para 10 , 12)
4. court's observation on establishing guilt through circumstantial evidence. (Para 14)
5. conclusion rendered by the court. (Para 15)

1. This appeal has been filed against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 31.10.2006 passed by Additional Sessions Judge (FTC) Surajpur, in Sessions Trial No. 43/2006 convicting the accused / appellant under S.302, IPC and sentencing him to undergo imprisonment for life and pay fine of Rs. 1,00/-, plus default stipulation.

2. Name of the deceased in the present case is Lakhiya alias Sukhmen Bai with whom the accused / appellant is said to have a dispute previously. As per the case of prosecution, grand - son of the deceased was assaulted by the accused / appellant for which the report was lodged against him by the deceased. Further case of the prosecution is that on 7.12.2005 at 10 a.m. the accused / appellant went to the house of the deceased, took her somewhere along, committed her murder by