Supreme Court of India

Behari Prasad Etc. Etc. v. State of Bihar

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Reported as [1996] 1 S.C.R. 262
Bench G.N. Ray and G.T. Nanavati JJ.
Decided 9 January 1996

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From the headnote

flidian Penal Code : Ss. 3021199, 302134, 148,323--Murder-Trial--Accused convicted and sentenced to imprisonment .for l(fe--Conviction challenged as based on evi­ dence of partisan witnesses and failure of prosecution to examine Investigating O.fficer--Held, incident taking place near residential house and shop belong­ ing to deceased, presence n.f close relations of deceased at the place o.f occur-. rence could not be said to be unususal--Non-examination of Investigating O.fficer per se would not vitiate a criniinal trial- case of prejudice likely to be su.{fered by accused must depend on

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to · 2 mentioned

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