Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 1 · Decided 7 January 2003
Lallu Manjhi and ANR. v. State of Jharkhand
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 1 · [2003] 1 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 15/2002
- Decided
- 7 January 2003
- Bench
- R.C. LAHOTI, BRIJESH KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 147, 3021149, 148, 302, 149; CrPC Section 145, 313
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860-Ss. 147 and 3021149-Murder-Prosecutiorr-Sole eye witness-Improvement of his testimony during trial-Non-corroboration A B by medical evidence-Infirmities in investigation-Conviction by courts below- C On appeal, held-Conviction not justified on the basis of evidence available. Code it is obligatory on the part of trial court to examine the accused for the purpose of enabling him to personally explain the circumstances appearing against him-In absence of such D opportunity prosecution evidence cannot be relied on for conviction. Criminal Trial: Sole witness-Reliability
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