Supreme Court of India
Balu Sonba Shinde v. State of Maharashtra
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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,
Where later benches applied it
- 2013 Khachar Dipu @ Dilipbhai Nakubhai v. State of Gujarat
- 2012 Ramesh Harijan v. State of U.P.
- 2010 C. Muniappan & Ors. v. State of Tamil Nadu
- 2012 Lahu Kamlakar Patil and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra
Of those, 3 relied on · 1 referred to
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