Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1470 · Decided 18 December 2008
Chetu & ANR. v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1470 · [2008] 17 S.C.R. 1038
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 132/2007
- Decided
- 18 December 2008
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, CYRIAC JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 342, 436
Headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860: ss. 302 and 342 - Wrongful confinement and murder'-- 1,._ c Close relative of accused found dead in his house - Portion .__ '---- of house burnt - FIR against accused, father and sons, that : during an altercation they, armed with an axe and 'lathies' assaulted the him in the house - Police " recovered his dead body from the house - Conviction by trial · D court affirmed by High Court - Jail appeal by accused sons " - HELD: All 'panch' witnesses and informant were declared hostile - Contents of FIR not proved-:- Eye witnesses relied .. :
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