Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 569 · Decided 21 April 2009
State of M.P. v. Laakhan @ Lakhan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 569 · [2009] 8 S.C.R. 47
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 177/2005
- Decided
- 21 April 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 34
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: c Section 302 rlw 34 - Murder - Trial Court convicting the accused relying on the evidence of informant which according to it was cogent and reliable - High Court found the evidence not fully reliable and acquitted the accused - On appeal, ;. Held: No question was raised about High Court not justified in directing acquittal - Judgment of High· Court set aside and that of trial court restored. CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION : Criminal Appeal No. 177-178 of 2005. E From the Judgment & Order dated 25.04.2003 of the High Court of Judicature of Madhya Pradesh
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