Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 999 · Decided 4 August 2009
State of Andhra Pradesh v. S. Swarnalatha & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 999 · [2009] 12 S.C.R. 289
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 315/2002
- Decided
- 4 August 2009
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, RAJENDRA MAL LODHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 161, 164; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860: -cJ, s. 302 - Murder - A couple found murdered in their c house - Their daughter-in-law, her uncle and 4 others prosecuted on charges ulss 120-B, 392, 302 and 201 - Prosecution based on circumstantial evidence - Trial court acquitting accused of charges u/s 392, 201 and 120-B - by High Court -- HELD: There D -t are discrepancies in evidence of prosecution witnesses - Extra-judicial confession becomes doubtful - There is no .. explanation for delay in recording statements of witnesses by police and holding test identification parade - There is no motive for the crime
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