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Three relevant pages from #PehluKhanVerdict: Lacunas pointed out by trial judge in giving benefit of doubt to accused:
* Mobile phone that purportedly recorded the incident was never seized
* Secondary evidence of photos not proved
* Dying declaration wasn't properly recorded
* Mobile phone that purportedly recorded the incident was never seized
* Secondary evidence of photos not proved
* Dying declaration wasn't properly recorded
* First #FIR named some different persons as attackers
* Identity of accused wasn't established
* How did #PehluKhan know the names when he was from Mewat & accused from Alwar
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* Identity of accused wasn't established
* How did #PehluKhan know the names when he was from Mewat & accused from Alwar
#PehluKhanVerdict
In #PehluKhanVerdict, trial court notes eye-witnesses, including son of #PehluKhan, changed their versions:
* They gave a different statement to police
* Named no accused initially
* Later changed their versions
* Remembered names after 2.5 yrs but couldn't identify accused
* They gave a different statement to police
* Named no accused initially
* Later changed their versions
* Remembered names after 2.5 yrs but couldn't identify accused
Why the trial judge disapproved mobile phone recordings as admissible evidence in #PehluKhanVerdict:
* First IO didn't produce the original device nor did prove through certification/forensics
* Witness of 2nd mobile used in making the video turned hostile
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* First IO didn't produce the original device nor did prove through certification/forensics
* Witness of 2nd mobile used in making the video turned hostile
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Even as it acquitted all the accused in the #PehluKhanVerdict, the trial court did conclude that #PehluKhan died due to excessive bleeding on account of severe beating.
