Supreme Court · 1967 INSC 301 · Decided 14 December 1967
Laxmipat Choraria and ORS. v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1967 INSC 301 · [1968] 2 S.C.R. 624
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 50/1964
- Decided
- 14 December 1967
- Bench
- M. HIDAYATULLAH, C.A. VAIDYIALINGAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 167; CrPC Section 494, 337; Evidence Act Section 118, 132; Constitution; Customs Act
Headnote
CHORARIA AND ORS. v. STATE OF MAllARASHTRA f)ecember 14, 1967 (.M. HIDAYATULLAH AND C. A. VAIDIALINGAM, JI.] Evidence Acf, 1872, ss. 118, 132, 133---<:rimi11a/ Procedure Code, 1898, s.r. 337, 338, 342(4) llJld 494-Jndian Oaths Act, s. 5-Appellants convicted under s. 1208 ands. 167(81) of Sea him-Upon failure ro make! accon1plice an accused if he can 111! conipetent witness-Plro.•ostat copies of doc11n1ents-Wlren admissible evidence. Cons1itution of India, Art. 14--Taking acconrp/ice evidence by usin~ s. 494 Cr. P.C. if constitutional. 1be throe appellants were convicted under
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