Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 234 · Decided 15 March 2023
Shankar v. The State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 234 · [2023] 2 S.C.R. 661
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 954/2011
- Decided
- 15 March 2023
- Bench
- AJAY RASTOGI, C.T. RAVIKUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
Penal Code 1860: s. 302 r/w 34 - Conviction under, on basis of circumstantial evidence - Sustainability of - Prosecution case that the victim assaulted with sharp weapons, sustained 22 ante- mortem injuries leading to instantaneous death - On the fateful day, the victim also came there and the appellant in the latter appeal hurled abuses on the victim and asked him why he along with his friend had assaulted his brother, though the victim denied the assault - Later, the accused invited the victim for drinks and all of them left the house of PW 8 on
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