Supreme Court of India

Delhi Administration v. Tribhuvan Nath and Ors.

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Reported as [1996] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 184
Bench B.L. Hansaria and K. Venkataswami JJ.
Decided 11 April 1996

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What the Court ordered

Before parting, we would state that Shri Khanna, who appeared fer the respondents, did plead very well to show their innocence.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Indian Penal Code, 1860 : Ss. 3021149, 147, 148-Delhi Riots of 1984--Tliree accused identified as pa1t of mob which had killed two pe!!On--T1ial Cowt convicting the accused-High Coiat setting aside conviction for contradictions in evidence of eye witnesses and non production of cmpus delicti-Held High Cozat not justified in recording acquittal--When the mob mu1·dered several persons and thrown tlze bodies in adjoining nullah, it would be too much to expect production of copus delictj,-What a witness had said during investigation cannot be used to discredit him unless that statement was put to

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