Supreme Court · 1979 INSC 266 · Decided 13 December 1979
Dhanabal and ANR. v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1979 INSC 266 · [1980] 2 S.C.R. 491
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 406/1976
- Decided
- 13 December 1979
- Bench
- S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, P.S. KAILASAM, A.D. KOSHAL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 149, 302; CrPC Section 164; Evidence Act Section 145, 157
Headnote
AND ANR. A v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU December 13, 1979 [S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, P. s. KAILASAM & A. D. KosHAL, JJ.J B Benffit of doubt-When there 11 110 legal evld~nce to show tht ~Vert llCt •f the accused the benefit of doubt must necessarily follow. Evidence-Transposi1io11 of the u11der Section 145 of the Evidence Act-Code of Criminal Procedure, 1198, Secrion 288. Recording of statement!J by Magistrate:J.-Mere fact that the policfJ h«ti reasons to suspect that the witness might be gained over and that it was ex,e .. c dient to have their statements
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