Supreme Court · 1998 INSC 202 · Decided 28 April 1998
Shaikh Umar Ahmed Shaikh and ANR. v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1998 INSC 202 · [1998] 2 S.C.R. 1209
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1185/1997
- Decided
- 28 April 1998
- Bench
- G.T. NANAVATI, V.N. KHARE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 149; Evidence Act
Headnote
Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act. 198?/Indian Penal Code. 1860 : A B S.3(2) rlw s. /49,JPC/s.3021149-Rioting mob-Attack on victims - C identity of assailants-Identification parade-Trial court disbelieved evidence of identification parade on the ground that suspects were shown in court regarding identity of accused-Held when accused were already shown to witnesses statements of witnesses indentifYing the accused in court D lost all its value and could not be made basis for recording conviction. Evidence Act, 1872 : Evide.'1ce of identification parade-Suspects stated
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