Supreme Court of India
Raman Bhai Naran Bhal Patel and Ors. v. State of Gujarat
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In view of the aforesaid settled legal position, therefore, we have to see whether the findings of fact reached by the High Court agreeing with the appreciation of evidence by the Sessions Court suffer from any patent error of law or have resulted in miscarriage of justice which can call for our interference in this appeal.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
Criminal Law-Penal Code-Sections 302, 307, 323, 324, 326, 342 and 352 read with Sec. 149-Appellants attacking complainant party-One killed due to injuries-Three injured eyewitnesses apart from dying declaration supporting prosecution case-Conviction and sentence by Sessions Court confirmed by High Court--Upheld. Identification Parade-Absence of-Whether the evidence of witnesses becomes irrelevant-Held, N~Further held, though the evidence may be weak it cannot be wholly inadmissible. Dying declaration-Non-Mention of individual names in the group of accused-Dying declaration supported by
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Where later benches applied it
- 2023 Mukesh Singh v. The State (nct of Delhi)
- 2019 Rohtas & Anr. v. The State of Haryana
- 2017 Joseph v. State, Rep. by Inspector of Police.
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