Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 559 · Decided 10 November 2005
Rajan Rai v. State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 559 · [2005] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 128
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 199/2000
- Decided
- 10 November 2005
- Bench
- B.N. AGRAWAL, A.K. MATHUR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34; Evidence Act Section 40to44
Headnote
Evidence Act, 1872: Sections 40 to 44-Murder-Two separate trials arising from the same C incident-Jn appeal arisingfrom one trial, High Court set aside the conviction of four accused, which decision attained finality-But in a subsequent appeal arising out of the other trial, upheld the conviction basis of evidence adduced during his trial-Previous judgment of acquittal of D the four other accused was wholly irrelevant in appeal arising out of trial of appellant being inadmissible under Ss. 40 to 44-Penal Code, 1860-Section 302 rlw Section 34-Exp/osive Substances Act, 1908-Sections 3 &
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