Supreme Court · 1994 INSC 100 · Decided 2 March 1994
Arjun Marik and ORS. v. State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1994 INSC 100 · [1994] 2 S.C.R. 265
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 368/1992
- Decided
- 2 March 1994
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, FAIZAN UDDIN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
l.P.C. 1860-Sections 302, 394 and 411-Death sentence-Multiple ' Murders and Robbety-On re-appreciation of evidence, held, offence not proved against accused-<:oncummt findings of two courts reverseti-Acquit­ tal. F.l.R.-Delay in lodging-Not lodged till after raid in appellants' house and conducted in clandestine mannel"'-Exact weigh~ same number and detailed description of recovered D lllticles by witnesses, held, inherently improbable-Delay in identification of ' articles not explained. Interested witnesses-Evidence of, requires greater care and caution, though
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