Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 712 · Decided 29 September 2015
State of Maharashtra v. Ramlal Devappa Rathod and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 712 · [2015] 11 S.C.R. 357
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1957/2008
- Decided
- 29 September 2015
- Bench
- PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE, UDAY UMESH LALIT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 147, 148, 302, 307, 324, 326, 149; Evidence Act Section 27
Headnote
A . B Penal Code, 1860- ss. 147, 148, 302, 307, 324, 326, C 427, 435, 436, 452 rlw s. 149- Prosecution under- Of 34 accused-Assault by mob, causing death of one person and injuries to others (eye-witnesses)- During trial 9 of the eye­ witnesses including injured-eyewitnesses turned hostile of the accused persons - The sole eye- D witness PW-12 supported the prosecution case - Trial court convicted the 8 respondents-accused, while acquitting the rest of the accused - High Court acquitted the respondents­ accused disbelieving the testimony of PW-12 - On appeal, held: The
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