Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 250 · Decided 5 April 1995
Shahabuddin Abdul Kahlik Shaikh v. State of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 250 · [1995] 3 S.C.R. 200
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 242/1994
- Decided
- 5 April 1995
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, M.K. MUKHERJEE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3
Headnote
Indian Penal Code 186()-Section 302 r/w Section 34-Te"orists and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act 1987-Appellant prosecuted for mur­ der-Prosecution case based on the sole testimony of the brother of the C deceased-contradictions in his statements-Convicted for both the charges by of contradictory evidence-To D depend upon the consideration whether contradiction apparent or rea~ in consequential or materia~ explainable or irreconciliable-lnconsistency in the evidence of brother of the deceased-close scrutiny-Need for. Appellant with 3 others, caused death of a person
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