Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 76 · Decided 16 February 2000
State of U.P. v. Ashok Dixit and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 76 · [2000] 1 S.C.R. 855
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 238/1989
- Decided
- 16 February 2000
- Bench
- G.T. NANAVATI, S.N. PHUKAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 307, 25; CrPC Section 161; Arms Act Section 25
Headnote
v. ASHOK DIXIT AND ANR. FEBRCARY 16, 2000 [GT, NA.~AVATI AND S.N. PHL'KAN, JJ.J Indian Penal Code, 1860-Sections 302, 307-Arms Acr:-Section 25-f'rosecution for offences-Mate rial omissions-Eye witnesses not reli­ able-Acquittal, held, sustainable. The respondents-accused were convicted for of acquittal passed by the High Court. A B c The prosecution case was that on hearir..g sound of gun coming from D the house of deceased, his brother, PW 1, proceeded to the house of deceased, along with his two sons where he met two police officers PW 7 and PW 15 and some persons of the
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