Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 368 · Decided 6 September 2002
Balu Sonba Shinde v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 368 · [2002] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 135
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 950/2000
- Decided
- 6 September 2002
- Bench
- U.C. BANERJEE, B.N. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
B Penal Code, 1860-Section 302-Murder-Circwnstantial evidence­ Conviction by courts below relying on sole witness-On appeal-Held, in the facts of the case witness not reliable and the chain of circumstance is not C complete-Accused entitled to benefit of doubt-Hence acquitted. Criminal trial scrutiny. Circumstantial evidence-Acceptability of-Role of law courts in regard D there to--Discussed . Constitution of India, 1950, Article 136-Special leave jurisdiction­ Appreciation of evidence-Held, normally not permissible-But where there is lacuna in appreciation of evidence and
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