Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 272 · Decided 16 April 2004
Ram Bali v. State of Uttar Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 272 · [2004] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 195
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 204/2003
- Decided
- 16 April 2004
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC
Headnote
B Criminal Trial: Murder-Ocular evidence vis-a-vis medical evidence-Discrepancy between-Effect of-Absence of food in the;stomach of deceased-Evidentiary C value of-Held: The time taken to digest food varies from individual to individual, the quantum of food taken etc.-Empty stomach not a relevant inconsistent with medical evidence, th,e Court must consider the effect thereof D Defective investigation-Effect of-Held: In the case of defective investigation Court must be circumspect in evaluating the evidence-When direct evidence corroborated by medical evidence fully established
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