Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 497 · Decided 10 October 2001
Munshi Prasad and ORS. v. State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 497 · [2001] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 25
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 491/2000
- Decided
- 10 October 2001
- Bench
- U.C. BANERJEE, K.G. BALAKRISHNAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 157
Headnote
PRASAD AND ORS. v. STATE OF BIHAR OCTOBER 10, 2001 [UMESH C. BANERJEE AND K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, JJ.) Code qf Criminal Procedure, 1973 : Appeal against conviction-Offence of Murder-Concurrent finding of .fact-lntetference-When called for-Held, when .finding su:ffers .from some A B vice and violative delay not .fatal if there is plausible explanation .for delay. Section I 57-Delay in sending report qf FIR to Magistrate-F:ffect of­ Held, it would not vitiate trial if delay is reasonable and there is acceptable explanation .for it. Criminal Trial : Technical plea-Trustworthy and credible
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