Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 553 · Decided 8 November 2005
Ramashray Yaday and ORS. v. State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 553 · [2005] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 75
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 763/2004
- Decided
- 8 November 2005
- Bench
- H.K. SEMA, G.P. MATHUR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 27; CrPC Section 161; Evidence Act Section 157; Arms Act Section 21, 27
Headnote
B Penal Code, 1860-Section 302 rlw Section 34-Arms Act, 1959- Section 21-Murder-Due to gun-shot injuries-Sole witness-Deceased, a timber merchant-The three appellants-accused were local C bullies("goondas") who allegedly demanded "rangdari tax"(goonda tax) from deceased but he timber from the village-Solitary testimony of PWl 2-Conviction of appellants by Courts be/ow-Validity of-Held, valid-No infirmity· was found in the evidence of PW12-Jt was substantially corroborated by statements of two D independent witnesses, PW3, the driver of the tractor and PW5, who
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