Supreme Court · 1962 INSC 60 · Decided 16 February 1962
State of Maharashtra v. Laxman Jairam
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1962 INSC 60 · [1962] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 230
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 58/1961
- Decided
- 16 February 1962
- Bench
- J.L. KAPUR, K.C. DAS GUPTA, RAGHUBAR DAYAL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 66(1)(b), 66(2), 342
Headnote
SUPREME COURT REPORTS [1962] SUPP. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA v. LAXMAN JAIRAM J. L. KAPUR, K. C. DAs GUPTA and RAGHUBAR DAYAL, JJ.) Pro/iibition-Consumption of liquor-Prosewtion for­ Acr.used'« statement-Consumption of medicinal preparatfrms with high alro/wlic r.ontent-Burdm of was arrested by a police constable on the ground that he was smelling of liquor, The doctor who examined him !<'ave evidence at the trial that though the respondent had consumed alcoholic substanr.e he was not under the influence of liquor. In cross-examination the doctor stated that
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