Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 213 · Decided 18 February 2009
Chhotanney & ORS. v. State of Uttar Pradesh & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 213 · [2009] 2 S.C.R. 756
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 441/2002
- Decided
- 18 February 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 149, 147; Evidence Act
Headnote
"" Evidence Act, 1872 : .. c s. 3 - Testimony of eye witness - Evidentiary value of - Held: When eye witnesses account is found credible and trustworthy, medical opinion pointing to alternative possibilities is not accepted as conclusive - Eye witnesses independent assessment - On facts, there D was no conflict between ocular evidence and medical evidence - Thus, conviction of main accused uls. 302 rlw s. 201 and ~ s. 148 and co-accused uls. 302 rlw s. 149 and s. 147 /PC by ... courts below justified. Criminal Law - Evidence - Standard of proof
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