Supreme Court · 1986 INSC 73 · Decided 11 April 1986
Niranjan Patnaik v. Sashibhusan Kar & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1986 INSC 73 · [1986] 2 S.C.R. 470
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 421/1985
- Decided
- 11 April 1986
- Bench
- V. BALAKRISHNA ERADI, S. NATARAJAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 161; CrPC; Constitution Article 136; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 8, 4(1)
Headnote
Constitution of India, Art. 136/Criminal Procedure Code,~ 1973, s. 482 - High Court making disparaging remarks against prosecution witness - Expunction of by the Supreme Court. Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 : s. 8 - Prosecution C witness - Immunity of from prosecution under s. 165-A of the D 161 - Accused not denying receipt of money/seizure of currency notes from his possession - Burden of proof - Whether shifts to the accused. --- Criminal trial - Evidence pertaining to a previous offence not subject-matter of the charge - Whether needs to be critically examined. The appellant was
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