Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 484 · Decided 27 April 2007
Jodhraj Singh v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 484 · [2007] 5 S.C.R. 850
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 634/2007
- Decided
- 27 April 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
Penal Code. 1860-ss.302 and 34-Murder-FIR naming the accused and stating the specific role played by each accused-Motive proved - C Ultimate cause of death has found to be assault by co-accused-Four of the Prosecution witnesses turned hostile-Version of the first informant consistent-Conviction by for commission of crime­ Even if some witnesses turned hostile, conviction can be based even on testimony of single witness-In the fact situation of a case, it is permissible D for a court to rely on one part of the deposition of hostile witness-Evidence­ Hostile witness-Evidentiary
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