Supreme Court of India

State of Haryana v. Bhagirath and Ors.

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Reported as [1999] 3 S.C.R. 529

Bench K.T. Thomas and D.P. Mohapatra JJ.

Decided 12 May 1999

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What the Court ordered

In the result, we allow this appeal and set aside the acquittal of A respondent Bhagirath and restore the conviction and sentence passed on him by the trial court.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Indian Penal Code, 1860-Section 302134-Murder-Common Intention-Proof of-Eye witnesses reliable-Motive-Land dispute-Father of deceased holding legs of deceased when his nephew cut his throat-All c three ran away together-Held, father of deceased shared common intention with other two assailants-All three liable to be convicted u/s 302134 /PC. Evidence Act, 1872-Section 45-Medical evidence-Evidentiary value-Held, such opinion must be tested by ·Court-If opinion given by doctor is not consistent with probability-Court has no liability to go by that opinion-However, due weight must be given to

Authorities it was built on

1973 Shivaji Sahebrao Bobade & Anr v. State of Maharashtra cited by 159

Where later benches applied it

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2022 Vijaya v. State Rep by the Inspector of Police relied on
2018 Palani v. State of Tamil Nadu relied on
2016 Yogesh Singh v. Mahabeer Singh & Ors. relied on
2014 State of Karnataka v. Smt. Suvarnamma & Anr. relied on
2014 Bastiram v. State of Rajasthan relied on
2012 Sayed Darain A.hsan @ Darain v. State of West Bengal & Anr. relied on
2023 Vahitha v. State of Tamil Nadu referred to
2022 Veerendra v. State of Madhya Pradesh referred to
2015 Vijaypal v. State (gnct) of Delhi referred to

Of those, 7 relied on · 3 referred to

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