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The prosecution failed to prove the charge beyond reasonable doubt as there was insufficient evidence that the respondent had knowledge the ram was stolen, and discrepancies existed in the identification of the stolen animal. The doctrine of recent possession was wrongly invoked by the trial court, and the burden of proof was improperly shifted to the accused.
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The prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the cows found with the appellant were the property of the complainant, as the identification was insufficient and based on generalized descriptions and color rather than peculiar marks.
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The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal over stealing five cows, upholding conviction and a five-year sentence under the doctrine of recent possession.
The High Court allowed a criminal appeal for theft of a cow, finding material contradictions and no safe basis for applying recent possession.
The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, quashed convictions for stealing animals, set aside the sentences, and ordered release after finding evidentiary and procedural defects.
The Court of Appeal partly allowed a criminal appeal, quashing convictions for stealing cattle but upholding convictions for injuring animals against two appellants.
The appellants' plea of guilty was unequivocal, recorded in their own words, and admitted all facts constituting the offence; conviction and sentence were proper and appeal lacked merit.
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The appellant was convicted on his own unequivocal plea of guilty, the charge and facts were clearly explained in a language he understood, and he admitted all essential elements of the offence without dispute. No exceptional circumstances to allow the appeal were established.
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The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, holding that the 14-year sentence for cattle theft exceeded the statutory minimum and ordering the appellant’s release.
Criminal appeal over stealing animals dismissed after the court held that recent possession of a live cow was proved and the appellant failed to account for it.
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