Anil Kumar Chaubey v. The State of Bihar
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Appeal against acquittal dismissed; Patna High Court; CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.1953 of 2025 (running header: CR. APP (SJ) No.1953 of 2025(2) dt.19-06-2025); decided 19-06-2025 by Honourable Mr. Justice Nawneet Kumar Pandey. Appellant: Anil Kumar Chaubey (counsel Rajesh Kumar Mishra, Advocate). Respondents: State of Bihar, Babalu Ojha, Sanjay Kumar singh (counsel Mukeshwar Dayal, A.P.P.). Impugned: acquittal dated 11.03.2025 by District and Additional Sessions Judge-10th, Sasaram, Rohtas in Sessions Trial No. 220 of 2011, Registration No. 2282 of 2013, arising out of Kochas P.S. Case No. 142 of 2008 (Rohtas), under IPC Sections 328, 406, 120B, 382 (FIR under Sections 381, 328 IPC). Grounds: seven witnesses all hearsay, no eye-witness, Doctor and I.O. not examined, informant died during trial, victim-informant not examined; poisoning-by-Sattu occurrence of 11.09.2007. Result: appeal dismissed; acquittal upheld.