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CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT
R. C. Gupta, J
Shatrughan Singh Sinha v. State of Chhattisgarh
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| 1. circumstantial evidence leads to charges against the appellant. (Para 2) |
| 2. defense argues against admissibility of evidence; prosecution defends conviction. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 3. court outlines the necessity of circumstantial evidence contexts. (Para 10 , 20) |
| 4. evidence act standards regarding confessions and evidence disclosures emphasized. (Para 12 , 18) |
| 5. the appellant acquitted by benefit of doubt; conviction set aside. (Para 22 , 23) |
1. This criminal appeal preferred by the appellant under S.374(2) of Cr.P.C. is directed against the impugned judgment dated 13.02.2014 passed by learned Second Additional Sessions Judge, Balod, District Balod, in Sessions Trial No.85/2013, by which the appellant herein has been convicted for the offence under S.302 and S.201 of Indian Penal Code and sentenced as under with a direction to run the sentences concurrently:
2. Case of the prosecution, in short, is that on 03.08.2012 at 11:00 a.m. at village Usaritola forest, Police Station - Dondilohara, the appellant assaulted his wife Sonibai by stone and also strangulated her and in order to screen himself from the offence, buried the dead body nearby and thereby the offence has been com
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