Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 709 · Decided 20 June 2007
State of U.P. v. Jai Prakash
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 709 · [2007] 7 S.C.R. 1090
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 635/2001
- Decided
- 20 June 2007
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, D.K. JAIN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 364, 201, 20; Evidence Act Section 27
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860---ss. 302, 364 & 201-Recovery of dead body from well-Deceased last seen in company of Respondent-Respondent allegedly c had animosity towards family of deceased-Conviction of Respondent by Trial Court-Set aside by High Court in appeal-On facts, held: Scenario presented by right in acquitting Respondent-Appeal against acquittal-Duty of Appellate Court. D The dead body of PW3's son aged 7 years was recovered from a well. Deceased was last seen in the company of Respondent. Respondent allegedly had animosity towards the family of deceased. Trial Court convicted ~-
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