Supreme Court · 1972 INSC 302 · Decided 13 December 1972
Dharma Rama Bhagare v. The State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1972 INSC 302 · [1973] 3 S.C.R. 92
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 281/1971
- Decided
- 13 December 1972
- Bench
- C.A. VAIDYIALINGAM, I.D. DUA, A. ALAGIRISWAMI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 148, 323, 302
Headnote
Criminal Trial-Evidence-Alleged discrepancy between medical evl­ ...Jence and testiffl.ony of eye-witnesses whether justifies acquittal-F .l.R. whether can be used to contradict statements of witnesses other than the •maker thereof-Sentence of death-No leniency when only reason for Judge of offences under ss. 148,323 and 302· J.P.C. 'The High Court maintained his conviction and confirmed the sentence to de3th. Jn appeal by special leave to this Court ·it was contended that (i) the evidence of the eye-witnesses went against­ tbe medical evidence and
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