Supreme Court of India

Dhananjay Shanker Shetty v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2002] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 352
Bench Shivaraj V. Patil and B.N. Agrawal JJ.
Decided 31 July 2002
Status Distinguished

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Penal Code, 1860-Section 302 read with Section 34-Conviction under-No direct evidence-Non-disclosure of name of the accused in station diary entry-Statement of witnesses that accused seen by them fleeing away with weapons-Conviction by Trial Court-Upheld by High Court-On appeal-Held, in viewo/ non-disclosure of the name in the station diary entry witnesses not reliable-Conviction set aside. Criminal Trial: Injuries on accused-Not explained by prosecution-Effect of-Held, non-explanation of injuries assumes significance when there are material circumstances which make the prosecution case

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