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PATNA HIGH COURT
MR. BIBEK CHAUDHURI, MR. DR. ANSHUMAN, JJ
MUKESH PAL – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF BIHAR – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. overview of the case background (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. examination of the trial court's assessment (Para 5 , 6 , 25) |
| 3. reliability of key witnesses (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 4. arguments by the defense (Para 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 5. contradictions in eyewitness accounts (Para 29 , 30 , 31) |
| 6. issues with the investigation (Para 32 , 33 , 34 , 35) |
| 7. legal principles guiding the case (Para 36 , 39 , 41) |
| 8. conclusion and order of acquittal (Para 52 , 53 , 54) |
CAV JUDGMENT
(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIBEK CHAUDHURI)
Date : 12-12-2025
This Criminal Appeal, bearing Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 727 of 2019, has been preferred by the appellant, Mukesh Pal, against the judgment of conviction, dated 06.06.2019 and the order of sentence, dated 07.06.2019, passed by the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge VI, Siwan, in Sessions Trial No. 29 of 2016, arising out of Bhagwanpur Hat P.S. Case No. 59 of 2015. By the impugned judgment, the learned Trial Court found the appellant guilty of the offence under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act . The appellant has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life
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