Supreme Court of India

Kalpana Mazumdar v. Sta Te of Ori Ssa

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Reported as [2002] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 299
Bench D.P. Mohapatra and Y.K. Sabharwal JJ.
Decided 30 July 2002

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid insofar as the third accused is concerned, his conviction under Section 302 is maintained.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860-Sections 364, 302 and 201-Kidnapping and murder-Death sentence-Sessions Judge holding accused persons guilty imposing death penalty-High Court confirming the same-On appeal held, prosecution case rested entirely on testimony of a prosecution witness without any corroboration of his testimony on any of the material aspects, thus it is difficult to corifirm conviction of the accused persons-Further if such sole testimony is not relied upon there is no evidence to connect the accused persons except one with the comn1ission of offence-Hence all other accused given benefit of

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