Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 219 · Decided 26 February 2016
Gajanan Dashrath Kharate v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 219 · [2016] 2 S.C.R. 852
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2057/2010
- Decided
- 26 February 2016
- Bench
- T.S. THAKUR, R. BANUMATHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; Evidence Act Section 106
Headnote
2 S.C.R.852 GAJANAN DASHRATH KHARATE v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA (Criminal Appeal No. 2057of2010) FEBRUARY 26, 2016 [T. S.THAKUR, CJI. AND R. BANUMATIII, J.] Penal Code, 1860 - s. 302 - Murder - Frequenl i11cidents of altercatio11s a11d assault between the father and his son-appellant - Appellant between the father and his son - Co11victio11 of the appellant u!s. 302 and sentenced to l{fe impriso11111e11t by courts below - On appeal. held: Credibility of prosecution witnesses ca1111ot be doubted 011 the D ground that they did 11ot try to intervene i11 the quarrel day before the
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