Supreme Court · 1977 INSC 68 · Decided 25 February 1977
Rajendra Prasad v. State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1977 INSC 68 · [1977] 3 S.C.R. 68
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 159/1974
- Decided
- 25 February 1977
- Bench
- Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, P.K. GOSWAMI, P.N. SHINGAL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
PRASAD v. STATE OF BIHAR February 25, 1977 B (Y. V. CHANDRACHUD, P. K. GOSWAMI AND P. N. SH!NGHAI.. JJ.J c :H Crin1i11a! J!rocedure.. Code 1898-Powers of Hi/~h Court to set aside ocq11 ittal -Whetl!er n:1al Cf!Ul'l 111dgn1e11t should be palpably 1\'rong-Credibility of witness -Test Lala (deceased) \vho used to render physicril training and swin1ming lessons to young boys and requested Lala to accon1pany hirn to the b<ink of a river. \\'hen Lala was cleaning his teeth and washing his fncc the appellant \\Cnt there \Vith 4 or 5 rersons. ·The prosecution case is
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