Supreme Court · 1998 INSC 143 · Decided 18 March 1998
George and Others v. State of Kearla and Anr .
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1998 INSC 143 · [1998] 2 S.C.R. 303
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1921/1996
- Decided
- 18 March 1998
- Bench
- M.K. MUKHERJEE, S.S.M. QUADRI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 449, 34, 149; CrPC Section 174, 162, 154, 164; Evidence Act Section 9, 32, 32(1)
Headnote
B _..._ Indian Penal Code, 1860-Sections 302, 449, 34-Trial Court'sfinding acquitting appellants-accused-Rejecting existence of the burning lamp and disbelieving PW 3, mother of the deceased having seen the appellants in that c light-High Court revusing-He/d : Trial Court's finding patently wrong- nextdoor neighbours categorically stating they had seen the burning lamp at the spot-High Court rightly reversed the acquittal-Conviction of appellant No. 1 upheld as his identity as well as motive jit!ly established-Others given benefit of doubt-Their conviction set aside. D ~ Evidence Act,
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