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PATNA HIGH COURT
HONOURABLE MR. CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA, J
Dasrath Paswan – Appellant
Versus
The State of Bihar – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. identifying the parties involved in the appeal. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. description of the incident leading to the case. (Para 5) |
| 3. details on the judicial process and charges. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 4. (Para 8 , 9 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 5. court's assessment of witness credibility. (Para 23 , 24 , 25 , 26) |
| 6. highlight importance of lawful procedure in trial. (Para 30 , 31) |
| 7. court observations on the reliability of witness testimonies. (Para 35 , 36 , 37) |
| 8. conclusion of the appeal and directives given. (Para 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42) |
ORAL JUDGMENT
Date : 20-12-2025
At the outset, it is pointed out by learned Amicus, Mr. Amit Kumar Jha that appellant no.2, namely, Ram Sabad Paswan, appellant no.4 namely, Rambhajju Paswan and appellant no.5 namely, Anuj Paswan @ Ramanuj Paswan died during the course of pending appeal.
2. Accordingly, present appeal against appellant Nos. 2, 4 and 5 stands abated. Now, this appeal survives against above-named four appellants only.
3. The present appeal has been preferred by the appellants-convict under Section 374 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as ‘CrPC’) challenging the impugned judgment of convict
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