Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 409 · Decided 19 September 2012
Balaji Gunthu Dhule v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 409 · [2012] 7 S.C.R. 577
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 784/2008
- Decided
- 19 September 2012
- Bench
- H.L. DATTU, C.K. PRASAD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34; CrPC Section 313, 374(2)
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s. 302 - Conviction under - Challenge A B to - Death of one person in course of a quarrel - Trial court convicted accused-appellant and two other accused u/s. 302 C rlw s. 34 based on the evidence of PWs 4, 5, 7, 8 and 10 - High Court acquitted the other two accused but Court rejected the evidence of PWs 4, 5, 7 and 8, but confirmed the order of trial court primarily based on the evidence of PW10 - High Court came to the o conclusion that since PW10 had taken the deceased to the hospital, he could have been present at least after the incident - To come to a
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