Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 123 · Decided 24 February 2014
Shyamal Saha & ANR. v. State of West Bengal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 123 · [2014] 3 S.C.R. 90
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1490/2008
- Decided
- 24 February 2014
- Bench
- RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI, MADAN B. LOKUR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
3 S.C.R. 90 SHYAMAL SAHA & ANR. v. STATE Of WEST BENGAL (Criminal Appeal No. 1490 of 2008) FEBRUARY 24, 2014 [RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI AND MADAN B. LOKUR, JJ.) PENAL CODE, 1860: s. 302 - Murder - A/legation that the C victim-deceased was taken across the river by appellants in a boat and order of acquittal - On appeal, held: D Number of independent witnesses turned hostile and three important witnesses added more in their oral testimony before the court than what was stated by them before the Investigating officer during investigation - High Court believed their testimony and
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