Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 680 · Decided 28 November 2003
Surendra Paswan v. State of Jharkhand
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 680 · [2003] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 321
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 20/2003
- Decided
- 28 November 2003
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
B Criminal Trial: Eye witnesses had seen bullet fired by the accused on the deceased­ Later on, a bullet was found embodied in the dead body of the deceased- C Bullet not sent for chemical examination-Whether fatal to the prosecution case-Held, no-When the evidence given by the eyewitnesses not outweigh the testimonial worth of the eyewitness. Minor injuries on the body of the accused in the same occurrence- D Medical evidence not brought before the court-Whether fatal-No-It is not an invariable rule that the prosecution has to explain the injuries sustained by the accused-When the
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