Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 693 · Decided 19 September 2011
Rakesh & Another v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 693 · [2011] 15 S.C.R. 34
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 339/2008
- Decided
- 19 September 2011
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, B.S. CHAUHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
Indian Penal Code, 1860 - s.302 - Death of PW11's uncle due to assault by sharp edged weapons - Testimony C of PW11 - Conviction of accused-appellants - Challenge to - Held: It was improbable that the appellants had been enroped falsely as promptness in lodging the FIR showed that there was no and early reporting of the occurrence by PW11 with all its vivid details D gave assurance regarding truth of its version - PW 11 faced grilling cross-examination - However, no discrepancy or error · could be shown in spite of the fact that he was nephew of the deceased - PW11 gave full
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