Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 606 · Decided 12 December 2001
Prakash Dhawal Khairnar (Patil) v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 606 · [2001] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 612
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 238/2001
- Decided
- 12 December 2001
- Bench
- M.B. SHAH, R.P. SETHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 1208, 201, 397, 25(l)(a), 34; CrPC Section 313, 164; Evidence Act Section 24, 30; Arms Act Section 25(1)(b)(a), 1208
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 : Sections 302, 1208, 201, 397 rlwSection 34-Multiple murder-Circum­ stantial evidence-Property dispute-Accused murdering his brother, mother and brother's family-Recovery of blood stained pant, shirt and shoes-No reasonable explanation by accused as to the injury sustained on fully corrobo­ rating the circumstantial evidence-Trial court convicting and sentencing both the accused for the offences charged under-On appeal, High Court convicting the main accused under Section 302 and acquitting the co-accused from the offence of murder and convicting him only
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