Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 889 · Decided 9 October 2023
Naresh @ Nehru v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 889 · [2023] 13 S.C.R. 771
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1786/2023
- Decided
- 9 October 2023
- Bench
- S. RAVINDRA BHAT, ARAVIND KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 149; Evidence Act Section 65, 25, 26
Headnote
HEADNOTES Issue for consideration: Conviction of the appellants for off ences punishable u/s.302 r/w s.149, IPC based on the statement of PW-9, as an eyewitness to the crime, if justifi ed. Evidence - Of eyewitness - When not to be relied upon: Held: Evidence of the eye-witness should quality and calibre and it should not only instil confi dence in the court to accept the same but it should also be a version of such nature that can be accepted at its face value - In the present case, testimony of PW-9 (cousin of the deceased) was shrouded with inconsistencies and he had
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