Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1436 · Decided 4 December 1996
Jivan Lal and ORS. v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1436 · [1996] SUPP. 9 S.C.R. 537
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 366/1990
- Decided
- 4 December 1996
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, K.T. THOMAS (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 148, 302, 149, 34; Evidence Act Section 13
Headnote
B Evidence Act, 1872 : Section 13.f-Sole eye witlless-Evidentiary value of-Conviction can be based on the sole testimony of eye witness provided the same is found to C be wholly reliable-Where the testimony of such a wimess is partly reliable, prudence requires that corroboration of the testimony 148 and 302/ 149 Indian Penal Code-13 accused-Acquittal of two accused by Trial Court-Acquittal of other eight accused by High Court-Con­ viction of three appellants-Appeal preferred before Supreme Court-Mother D of deceased solitary eye wimcss-Her evidence in so far as the part
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