Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 927 · Decided 29 November 2006
Prem Narain and ANR. v. The State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 927 · [2006] SUPP. 9 S.C.R. 844
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1131/2000
- Decided
- 29 November 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304, 34, 304(II)
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860-s.304-II rlw 34-Conviction under, based on testimony of two eye-witnesses-Challenge to-Held: In view of contradictions C and inconsistencies in depositions of the eye-witnesses, it is not possible to arrive at a definite finding against Appellants-accused-Benefit of dou.bt given as the High Court convicted Appellants under Section 304-11 r/w Section 34, IPC after placing reliance D upon testimony of the two eye witnesses, PW-1 and PW-3. E The question which arose for consideration in the present appeal is whether due to the contradictions and inconsistencies in
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