Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 93 · Decided 8 January 2025
Sadashiv Dhondiram Patil v. The State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 93 · [2025] 1 S.C.R. 592
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1718/2017
- Decided
- 8 January 2025
- Bench
- J.B. PARDIWALA, R MAHADEVAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 201; CrPC; Evidence Act Section 25, 106
Headnote
592 : 2025 INSC 93 Sadashiv Dhondiram Patil v. The State of Maharashtra (Criminal Appeal No. 1718 of 2017) 09 January 2025 [J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan, JJ] Issue for Consideration Issue arose whether Village Police Patil is a Police Officer in terms of s. 25 of the Evidence Act; and whether Extra judicial confession to Police Patil, if admissible - Appellant-husband charged for the murder of his wife - Extra judicial confession allegedly made by the appellant to the village Police Patil - Trial court acquitted the accused for the offence punishable u/ss.302 and 201
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