Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 391 · Decided 17 September 2002
State of Karnataka v. David Razario and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 391 · [2002] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 419
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 844/1995
- Decided
- 17 September 2002
- Bench
- U.C. BANERJEE, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 392, 34; Evidence Act Section 27
Headnote
B Evidence Act, 1872-Section 27: Accused allegedly commilling murder and robbery-Evidence relating to recovery-Trial Court convicting the accused on the basis of evidence- C High Court selling aside the same~orrectness of-Held, High Court erred in acquitting the accused-Penal Code, 1860-Sections Question need not be decided since prosecution case is not based only on such recovery. D According to the prosecution an octogenarian lady was robbed and murdered by accused-respondents. Investigation Officer found one tape recorder missing from the deceased's house, Few days later accused
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