Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 223 · Decided 24 April 2002
Girdhar Shankar Tawade v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 223 · [2002] 3 S.C.R. 376
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 463/1996
- Decided
- 24 April 2002
- Bench
- U.C. BANERJEE, Y.K. SABHARWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 306, 498; Evidence Act Section 32; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
SHANKAR TAWADE v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA APRIL 24, 2002 B [UMESH C. BANERJEE AND Y.K. SABHARWAL, JJ.) Penal Code, 1860-Sections 306, 498-A-Charges under-Conviction under Section 498-A-Acquittal under Section 306 by Courts below-:-On appeal ·r c held, evidence not sufficient to bring home 498-A. Constitution of India, 1950-Article 136-Petition-Appreciation of D evidence under-Held, normally not permissible, but permissible in case of misappreciation of evidence leading to utter perversity. Evidence Act, 1872-Section 32-Dylng declaration-Corroboration of- Held, though not
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