Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 163 · Decided 12 February 2016
B. Virupakshaiah v. State of Karnataka and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 163 · [2016] 2 S.C.R. 675
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 640/2012
- Decided
- 12 February 2016
- Bench
- PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE, R.K. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 143, 147, 148, 341, 109, 120
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: ss.143, 147, 148, 341, 109, 120-B, 302 rlw s.149 - Conviction of accused persons for hatching a conspiracy for killing the deceased persons - Testimonies of 6 eye witnesses corroborated by recovery evidence and other witnesses - Acquittal by High Court granting benefit of doubt - There was material additions/contradictions between the statement made to police and the one made in court by the so called eye witnesses - None of the witnesses could identify the accused - · There existed no cogent evidence to prove the conspiracy - Recovery of weapons and other articles
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