Supreme Court · 1970 INSC 161 · Decided 14 August 1970
Subedar v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1970 INSC 161 · [1971] 1 S.C.R. 826
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 164/1967
- Decided
- 14 August 1970
- Bench
- K.S. HEGDE, I.D. DUA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 109, 107, 396
Headnote
v. STA TE OF U.P. August 14, 1970 [K. S. HEGDE AND I. D. DU.\, JJ.J Constit~tion of India, Art, 136-Conc/usions of two Courts below holding accused guilty-When interference by S11pre111c Court justified. l:.'vidence-Circa111s1antial ei·idence 11111st point to guilt of accused and The prosecution case depended only on circumstatial evid- ence and n1ainly on the testin1ony of two witnesses. Tibe trial court convicted six accused, including the appellant and acquitted one. On appeal to the High Court by the convicted persons additional evidence \\·as recorded and S.
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