Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 80 · Decided 4 February 2004
Narain v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 80 · [2004] 2 S.C.R. 82
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1177/1997
- Decided
- 4 February 2004
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 148, 302, 149, 307, 324, 323, 450
Headnote
Penal Code, I 860-Section 304 Part I-Prosecution of accused along with seven other accused for causing death of one and injuries to others- C Discrepancies in the versions of informant and that of the eye-witnesses-Plea of self defence by accused-Assault by deceased on the accused established­ court affirmed by High Court-On appeal, held: Conviction not justified as prosecution case not established-Conclusion regarding other accused persons are equally applicable to the convicted D accused Criminal Trial: "Falsus in uno falsus in omnibus "-Applicability of-Conviction relying
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