Supreme Court of India
Mangammavva @ Nese Yesodamma and Ors. v. State of Andhra Pradesh
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What the Court ordered
For the foregoing reasons this appeal succeeds, the jt!jgment and order of the High Court affirming that of the Col.)rt of Session is set aside and the appellants are acquitted of the charge.
Judgment, page 13
From the headnote
J- Indian Penal Code, 1860: S.302-Murder trial-Sole eye witnes.s-Evidence artificial and highly c improbable-Courts below relying on such evidence convicted the ac- cused-Evidence reappreciated-Held: it is unsafe to rest conviction on suclt evidence-Accused entitled to acquittal-Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Constitution of India, 1950: Art.136-Mztrder trial-Evidence of sole eye- witness-Improbable and artificial-Courts below relying on such evidence and convicting the ac- ~· cused-Reappreciation of evidence-Called for. The three accused appellants were inter-related, -1 and -2 being sisters and
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