Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 755 · Decided 8 May 2009
Vallabhaneni Venkateshwara Rao v. State of A.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 755 · [2009] 7 S.C.R. 1210
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 373/2008
- Decided
- 8 May 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC
Headnote
1210 A VALLABHANENI VENKATESHWARA RAO v. STATE OF A.P. Criminal Appeal No. 373 of 2008 B MAY 08, 2009 (DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT AND DR.MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA, JJ) PENAL CODE, 1860: c ss.3021149 - Conviction of seven accused by trial court - Acquittal of four of them by High Court disbelieving one of the prosecution witness, the dying declarations can not be believed - In the circumstances, it would not be safe to convict the accused - Their conviction is set aside - Dying declaration. ·I The appellants and four others were prosecuted for commission of offences punishable u/s 302/149 and
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