Supreme Court of India

Karnesh Kumar Singh & Ors. v. The State of Uttar Pradesh

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Reported as [1968] 3 S.C.R. 774
Bench V. Ramaswami, J. M. Shelat and V. Bhargava JJ.
Decided 15 April 1968

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Indian Penal Code, 1860, ss. 302, 201 and 149-Whether inconsisten­ cies and discrepancies in evidence showed misca"iage of justice-Four out of ten appellants sentenced to death a11d others to life imprisonment­ Distinction bared on the four being anned with dangerous weapons-If sustainable on evidence. Evidence Act, 1872, s. 114(8)-Adver.ve inference when prosecution does not produce some of the eye .. witnesses--When may be drawn. The ten appellants were convicted under ss. 302 and 20 I both read with s. 149 of the J.P. . mainly on the evidence of four eye-witnesses who were members of the

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