Supreme Court of India
Brijlala Pd. Sinha Etc. v. State of Bihar
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In view of the aforesaid State of affairs we proceed to examine the correctness of the rival submissions at the Bar.
Judgment, page 17
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Penal Code. 1860 : Sections 302/34 Circumstantial Evidence· T/iree innocent persons killed by police officials Incident tried to be shown as encounter -Case registered -On circumstantial evidence, accused convicted under Section 302134 and sentenced to death-On appeal, conviction upheld by the High Court - However, death sentence of three accused commuted to life imprisonment On appeal, Held : Evidence of PWs 7 and 8 was believed by the courts below -Evidence of PW 7 was corroborated by that of PW 8 The fact of the accused leaving for the place of occurrence and returning back with dead
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