Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 146 · Decided 22 February 2011
Dayal Das v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 146 · [2011] 2 S.C.R. 1136
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 526/2011
- Decided
- 22 February 2011
- Bench
- DALVEER BHANDARI, DEEPAK VERMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 54
Headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860: C ss.304 (part-II) and 328, and s.54-A of Rajasthan Excise Act - Conviction by trial court and High Court, of accused on the statement that the person who died of consuming illicit liquor was seen drinking in the soda-lemon shop of the accused - HELD: The statement of the witness does not indicate that the deceased had purchased the illicit liquor from the shop of the accused -Moreover, the liquor consumed by deceased from shop of accused was not sent for chemical examination - Consequently, accused cannot be connected with the crime E on the basis of such evidence -
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