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GAUHATI HIGH COURT - PRINCIPAL SEAT AT GUWAHATI
N. KOTISWAR SINGH, SUSMITA PHUKAN KHAUND, JJ
SANJIB BHUMIJ S/O LATE MOHENDRA BHUMIJ – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF ASSAM – Respondent
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| 1. accused charged with murder after assaulting victim at family gathering. (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. accused claimed self-defense; prosecution argued aggression by the accused. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 3. witness testimony corroborates prosecution's claim of the accused's assault. (Para 19 , 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 4. relationship of witnesses does not undermine their testimony's credibility. (Para 36 , 38) |
| 5. trial court's conviction upheld; appeal dismissed. (Para 39 , 40) |
JUDGMENT
Date : 29-09-2022
(Susmita Phukan Khaund, J)
Heard Ms. S. Sharma, learned Legal Aid Counsel for the appellant. Also heard Mr. D. Das, learned P.P. for the State of Assam.
2. This appeal is preferred by the accused-appellant Shri Sanjib Bhumij (hereinafter referred to as the accused) with prayer to set at naught the Judgment & Order dated 25.06.2021 of the Sessions Judge in Sessions Case No. 202/2013. In this case the accused was convicted and sentenced to Imprisonment for Life under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC for short) and to pay a fine of Rs. 20,000/- with default stipulation.
3. The investigation was set in motion by an FIR lodged by Smt. Babli Singh Bhumij (the informant in short) which unfolds
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