Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 317 · Decided 31 July 2002
Dhananjay Shanker Shetty v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 317 · [2002] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 352
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 166/2002
- Decided
- 31 July 2002
- Bench
- SHIVARAJ V. PATIL, B.N. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860-Section 302 read with Section 34-Conviction under-No direct evidence-Non-disclosure of name of the accused in station diary entry-Statement of witnesses that accused seen by them fleeing away C with weapons-Conviction by Trial Court-Upheld by High Court-On appeal-Held, in viewo/ D Criminal Trial: Injuries on accused-Not explained by prosecution-Effect of-Held, non-explanation of injuries assumes significance when there are material circumstances which make the prosecution case doubtful . . Motive-Not alleged or proved-Effect of-Held, merely because motive E is neither
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