Supreme Court of India

Balu Sonba Shinde v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2002] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 135
Bench U.C. Banerjee and B.N. Agra Wal JJ.
Decided 6 September 2002

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From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860-Section 302-Murder-Circwnstantial evidence­ Conviction by courts below relying on sole witness-On appeal-Held, in the facts of the case witness not reliable and the chain of circumstance is not complete-Accused entitled to benefit of doubt-Hence acquitted. Criminal trial Hostile witness-Evidence-Reliability-Held, would not be totally rejected-But to be subjected to close scrutiny. Circumstantial evidence-Acceptability of-Role of law courts in regard there to--Discussed . Constitution of India, 1950, Article 136-Special leave jurisdiction­ Appreciation of evidence-Held,

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Of those, 3 relied on · 1 referred to

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