Sirdan Ram v. State Of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Chhattisgarh allowed the criminal appeal in part. The Court acquitted the appellant of murder (Section 302 IPC) due to lack of corroboration for the eye-witness testimony, finding the witness was a res gestae witness. The conviction for attempted murder (Section 307 IPC) was affirmed.
What did the court decide?
Appellant acquitted of Section 302 IPC charge; convicted and sentenced affirmed under Section 307 IPC.
What the court decided
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(Cr. A. No. 1173 of 2017)
NAFR
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1173 OF 2017
(Arising out of judgment dated 05.01.2017 passed in Sessions Trial No. R-102/2014 by learned Additional Judge of Upper Sessions Judge, Ramanujganj, District Sarguja (Ambikapur)
Sirdan Ram S/o Ramsamundar Kanwar, Aged About 35 Years, R/o Village Bhojpur, Police Station Chando, District Balrampur Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh.
---- Appellant
Versus
State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Chando, District Balrampur Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh.
... Respondent
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the death of the deceased was of homicidal nature based on the post-mortem report.
Whether the evidence of the injured eye witness Lujhri Bai (PW-9) was sufficient to sustain conviction under Section 302 IPC.
Whether the conviction under Section 307 IPC should be sustained based on corroboration by medical evidence.
Parties & counsel
- appellant
Sirdan Ram
- respondent
State Of Chhattisgarh
Coram
Sanjay K. Agrawal
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Chhattisgarh HC
- Decided on
- · March
- Registered
- Case no.
- CRA/1173/2017
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