Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 524 · Decided 25 October 2005
State of U.P. v. Ganga Ram and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 524 · [2005] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 524
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 660/1999
- Decided
- 25 October 2005
- Bench
- H.K. SEMA, P.P. NAOLEKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: C Sections 302134-Conviction of accused on the basis of evidence of eye-witnesses-Acquittal by High Court on the ground that no ~esident of vicinity was examined as witness and that Prosecution witnesses were related-Correctness of-Held: Not correct as testimony of eyewitnesses to discredit their testimony in chief- D Further, non-examination of resident of the vicinity or pedestrian as witness would not throw awcy the otherwise reliable testimony of eyewitnesses which is natural and inspires confidence. Section 34-Two accused armed with country made pistols
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