Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 221 · Decided 18 March 2011
State of M.P. v. Ramesh and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 221 · [2011] 5 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1289/2005
- Decided
- 18 March 2011
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, B.S. CHAUHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 161(2), 313; Evidence Act Section 3, 20(3), 6; Constitution Article 20(3)
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s. 302 and s. 302 rlw s. 1208 - Murder A B - Allegation that respondent no.1 and respondent no.2 murdered the husband of respondent no.2 - Prosecution C primarily relying upon testimony of PW1, the 8 year old minor daughter of respondent no. 2 and deceased - Conviction of On appeal, held: Testimony of P. W. 1 is affirmed by the statements of other witnesses, proved circumstances and o medical evidence - Her deposition being precise, concise, specific and vivid without any improvement or embroidery is worth acceptance in toto - High Court completely ignored the
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