Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 509 · Decided 15 April 2009
State of Rajasthan v. Mohan Lal and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 509 · [2009] 6 S.C.R. 142
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 822/2003
- Decided
- 15 April 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 - Appeal against acquittal by C High Court - High Court directing acquittal on the ground that evidence of eyewitnesses was not credible - On appeal, held: View of High Court was plausible, hence no interference called for - Conduct of eyewitnesses was unnatural - Their doubtful - Also there was o variation in their statement made during investigation and made in the court. The respondents were convicted under s.302 r.w. · s.34 IPC. High Court found that the evidence of eyewitnesses was not credible and ordered acquittal. E Hence the appeal. Dismissing
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