Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 104 · Decided 27 February 2002
Harisingh M. Vasava v. State of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 104 · [2002] 2 S.C.R. 57
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1076/1999
- Decided
- 27 February 2002
- Bench
- R.P. SETHI, K.G. BALAKRISHNAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 452; CrPC; Evidence Act
Headnote
B Indian Penal Code, 1860: Section 302. Murder-Eye witnesses-Two witnesses turned hostile-Testimony of complainant-witness-Corroboration of-Evidence of complainant-witness held C reliable-Conviction of accused held valid-Reversal of acquittal order by High Court held justified-Evidence Act, 1872. Court in D appeal-Extent of The appellant was prosecuted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The prosecution case was that he committed murder of a woman who was living with him as his wife. The murder was committed in the house E of the complainant (PW2) who was tenant of the
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