Supreme Court · 1964 INSC 24 · Decided 3 February 1964
Shyam Behari and 0THERS v. State of Madhya Pradesh and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1964 INSC 24 · [1964] 6 S.C.R. 636
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 177/1962
- Decided
- 3 February 1964
- Bench
- P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, K.N. WANCHOO, K.C. DAS GUPTA, J.C. SHAH, N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Land Acquisition Act Section 6
Headnote
K111'11fl' Y. Stol• of Biliar Ga/•ndragadkor C.I. JNI SUPREME COURT REPORTS [rg64J unsatisfactory and the prosecution seeks to rely on the con­ fession of a co-accused person, the presumption of innocence which is the basis of criminal jurisprudence assists the accus­ ed In the result, the appeals are allowed and the orders of conviction and sentence passed against the two appellants Haricharan Kurmi and Jogia Hajam are set aside and the accused are ordered to be acquitted. Appeals allowed. SHY AM BEHAR! AND 01HERS v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS (P. B.
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