Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 244 · Decided 12 May 1999
State of Haryana v. Bhagirath and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 244 · [1999] 3 S.C.R. 529
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 234/1992
- Decided
- 12 May 1999
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, D.P. MOHAPATRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302134, 302, 34; Evidence Act Section 45
Headnote
B Indian Penal Code, 1860-Section 302134-Murder-Common Intention-Proof of-Eye witnesses reliable-Motive-Land dispute-Father of deceased holding legs of deceased when his nephew cut his throat-All c three ran away together-Held, father of deceased shared common intention with other two such opinion must be tested by ·Court-If opinion given by doctor is not consistent with probability-Court has no liability to go by D that opinion-However, due weight must be given to medical opinion. Criminal Law-Benefit of doubt-Principle of-Considerations for Court-Held, doctrine of
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