Supreme Court of India

Ram Prasad v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [1999] 3 S.C.R. 519
Bench K.T. Thomas and D.P. Mohapatra JJ.
Decided 12 May 1999

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3 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

In the result the appeals filed by A.5-Baba Swami, A.6-Anil Motiram Dhote, A.7-Raju Galhot and A.10-Pramod Motiram Ingale are dismissed.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Indian Evidence Act, 1872-Section 32-Statement made to Magistrate under expectation of death but the maker survived-Held, not admissible, expectation of death not sufficient to wiggle it into th.e cassette of Section il c Section 157-Statement made under-Could be used only to corroborate the testimony of witness. Section 155-Statement made under-Could be used to contradict testimony of witness. Accomplice evidence-Confessional statement given by approver­ lmportance to be attache~ for conviction-Held, it is imprudent to base conviction on it unless corroborated and it must pass test of

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 2 referred to

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