Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 101 · Decided 3 February 2009
Mohabbat and ORS. v. State of M.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 101 · [2009] 1 S.C.R. 883
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 203/2009
- Decided
- 3 February 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 149, 147, 148
Headnote
883 MOHABBAT AND ORS. v. STATE OF M.P. (Criminal Appeal No. 203 of 2009) FEBRUARY 3, 2009. [DR.ARIJIT PASAYAT AND ASOK KUMAR GANGUL Y, J.J.] A B Penal Code, 1860 - s. 302 rlw & 149, 147 and 148 - conviction of nine accused - By courts below - On the basis c of evidence of sole eye-witness - one of the appellant-accused established. o Witness - Related witness - Reliance on - Held: Relationship is not a factor to affect credibility of a witness - But in case of plea of false implication, court to adopt careful approach in analysis thereof. Appellants-accused Nos. 7,6 and 1 were
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