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2024 Supreme(Gau) 1093

MANISH CHOUDHURY, KAUSHIK GOSWAMI
Bapan Dutta – Appellant
Versus
State of Assam – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellants : Mr. P. Mahanta, Amicus Curiae, Mr. A. Tiwari, Amicus Curiae.
For the Respondents:Ms. B. Bhuyan, Senior Counsel & Additional Public Prosecutor, Assam, Ms. R. Das, Advocate

Table of Content
1. overview of the criminal cases and convictions. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6)
2. arguments from the defense and prosecution. (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14)
3. court's analysis of evidence presented. (Para 15 , 17 , 21)
4. court observations on the sufficiency and reliability of circumstantial evidence. (Para 42)
5. application of principles of evidence and reasonable doubt. (Para 70 , 76 , 78)
6. determination of the legal standards for conviction in circumstantial evidence. (Para 79)
7. final judgment and orders issued by the court. (Para 80 , 81 , 82 , 83)

JUDGMENT :

[M. Choudhury, J.]

Both these criminal appeals from Jail under Section 383 , Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [‘CrPC’ and/or ‘Code’] have arisen out of a common Judgment and Order dated 30.11.2021 passed by the Court of learned Sessions Judge, Udalguri in Sessions Case no. 41 of 2017. The criminal appeal, Crl. A.[J] no. 29 of 2022 is preferred by the accused-appellant, Biren Das @ Bira [hereinafter referred to as ‘A-1’, for easy reference]. The other criminal appeal, Crl. A.[J] no. 26 of 2022 is preferred by the accused-appellant, Bapan Dutta [hereinafter referred to as ‘A-2’, for easy reference].

2. In the trial

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