Advocates:
['Mr U P Sharma', 'Legal Aid Counsel', 'Ms Pollin Rai', 'Asst Public Prosecutor', '', 'Mr S K Chettri', 'Mr Thinlay d bhutia', 'Addl Public Prosecutor']

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Crl. Appeal No.17 of 2018

Raju Prasad v. State of Sikkim

THE HIGH COURT OF SIKKIM: GANGTOK

(Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction)

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SINGLE BENCH: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE BHASKAR RAJ PRADHAN, JUDGE

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Criminal Appeal No. 17 of 2018

Raju Prasad

S/o Shri Sambu Ram,

R/o Rangpo,

East Sikkim.

.… Appellant

versus

State of Sikkim

…. Respondent

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Appeal under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal

Procedure, 1973.

Appearance:

Mr. U. P. Sharma, Legal Aid Counsel assisted by Mr.

Mahendra Thapa and Mr. Kushan Limboo, Advocates

for the Appellant.

Mr. Thinlay Dorjee Bhutia, Additional Public Prosecutor

for the State-Respondent.

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J U D G M E N T ( O R A L )

(04.03.2019)

Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J

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Heard. This is an appeal filed by the Appellant against

his conviction under Section 9(m) of