Supreme Court of India

Narayan Chetanram Chaudhary and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2000] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 104

Bench K.T. Thomas J.

Decided 5 September 2000

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the accused in the present case must be given death' sentence.

Judgment, page 37

From the headnote

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973: Sections 306 and 307-Evidence of approver-Non-recording by the Magistrate-Effect of-Law mandates satisfaction of the Court that accused would make full and true disclosure of the circumstances without his knowledge relating to the crime-It could also be recorded after commitment of the case and before the judgment is passed Criminal Procedure Code, 1973-Sections 161, 162-Statement under interrogation-Held, cannot be used for contradicting witness. Penal Code Section 302-Murder of seven females of a family including two children and a pregnant woman-One of the

Authorities it was built on

1958 The State of Bihar v. Basawan Singh cited by 14

Where later benches applied it

2025 Firoz Khan Akbarkhan v. The State of Maharashtra relied on
2022 Mekala Sivaiah v. The State of Andhra Pradesh relied on
2022 Karan Singh v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors relied on
2021 Rajendra @ Rajappa and Ors. v. State of Karnataka relied on
2013 Bakhshish Singh v. State of Punjab & Anr. relied on
2012 Kuria & Anr. v. State of Rajasthan relied on
2012 Sampath Kumar v. Inspector of Police, Krishnagiri relied on
2025 Baljinder Kumar @ Kala v. State of Punjab referred to
2022 Anuj Singh @ Ramanuj Singh @ Seth Singh v. The State of Bihar referred to
2014 Mofil Khan & Anr. v. State of Jharkhand referred to
2013 Deepak Rai v. State of Bihar referred to
2011 Ajitsingh Harnamsingh Gujral v. State of Maharashtra referred to

Of those, 7 relied on · 5 referred to

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