Supreme Court of India
Ramji Surjya & Another v. State of Maharashtra
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What the Court ordered
In the result we allow this appeal, set aside the conviction of accused Nos. 2 and 4 (appellants Nos.
Judgment, page 12
From the headnote
Supreme Court (Enlargement of Criminal Appe/Jate Jurisdiction) Act, 1970-S. 2--Accused acquitted by trial court but convicted by High Court, Corroboration of evidence of sole eye witness-When necessary. Jurisdiction 01· appellate court co-extensive with that of trial court-Appellate court cannot ·totally brush aside appreciation of evidence by I rial Court. Appellate court to give cogent reasons/or conviction should be slow in interfering. The appellants were charged under section 302134 I.P. . for murdering ti1e husband of P.W. 2 when he was lying on a cot inside a hut and the P. W. 2 .was
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