Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 414 · Decided 14 June 2011
Bhagaloo Lodh and ANR. v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 414 · [2011] 6 S.C.R. 1037
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 207/2007
- Decided
- 14 June 2011
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, SWATANTER KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s. 302 rlw s. 34 - Homicidal death due A B to sharp edged weapon - Conviction under s.302 r/w s.34 - Challenge to - Held: Prosecution furnished satisfactory C explanation for delay of 9 hours in lodging the FIR - PW1 explained that the incident occurred at night and he could not at a distance of 18 Kms, out of fear - Both eye-witnesses were closely related to the deceased but their testimonies had been found trustworthy by D both the courts below, and thus cannot be discarded - Conviction accordingly upheld. FIR - Delay in filing of FIR - Effect of - Held: Prompt and
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