Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 456 · Decided 5 October 1999
State of Karnataka v. K. Yarappa Reddy
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 456 · [1999] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 359
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 263/1994
- Decided
- 5 October 1999
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, AJAY PRAKASH MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; Evidence Act
Headnote
B Penal Code, 1860-Sec. 302-Murder inside a house-Testimony of eye witness, an inmate of that house--Su"ender of chopper by accused-Convic- tion and sentence by trial court-On appeal, High Court disbelieving the eye witness and holding that injuries on the deceased could not have been caused stating the exclusive involvement of the accused in the murder-High Court not justified in disbelieving the eye witness on flimsy ground-Conviction and sentence awarded by trial court restored. Evidence Act, 1872 : Sec.J53--£xamination of a witness to impeach the credibility of another
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