Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 1062 · Decided 25 November 2016
Anjan Dasgupta v. The State of West Bengal & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 1062 · [2016] 12 S.C.R. 90
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 298/2006
- Decided
- 25 November 2016
- Bench
- PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE, ASHOK BHUSHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 164; Arms Act Section 25, 27
Headnote
Criminal Law: Murder Case - Re-appreciation of evidence - Two possible views - Prosecution case that the victim was shot at, on the indication/ instruction of appellants-accused - Trial court acquitted appellants - High Court after re-appreciating the evidence set aside the of appellants - On appeal, held: While entertaining an appeal against acquittal, if two views are possible on appreciation of evidence the view in favour of the accused has to be given importance - In case an order of acquittal has been made 011 improper and erroneous appreciation of evidence,
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