Supreme Court of India

Deonandan Mishra v. The State of Bihar

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Reported as [1955] 2 S.C.R. 570
Bench Vivian Bose J.
Decided 28 September 1955

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In view of the above observation by the learned Judges and having regard to the evidence of P.W. 18, who, though he did not speak of these peculiar fea­ tures, has categorically said that he had never seen such a knife before, there is no reason to disagree with the finding of the High Court that the find of this knife near the dead body is a strong circumstance against the appellant.

Judgment, page 9

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