Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 695 · Decided 7 July 1996
Dhanna ETC. v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 695 · [1996] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 28
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 170/1984
- Decided
- 7 July 1996
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, K.T. THOMAS (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34, 149
Headnote
ETC. v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH JULY 7, 1996 B [DR. A.S. ANAND AND KT. THOMAS, JJ.J India11 Pe11a/ Code, 1860: Section. 302:-Murde1~Prosecutim1 wit11ess did 11ot refer to a11y role C played by one of the accused ivhcn he gave slaten1ent to the police dtoing investigation-Accused cannot be 34 i11stcad of Sec. 149, even if the D said Section was not specifically 111entioned h1 the charge. Oimi11a/ Procedure code, 1973-Sectio11s 368, 378-Appea/ against acqaittal or conviction-ApjJellate Cotut has to be 111ore cautious while i11te1fering with orders against acquittals. E According to
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