Supreme Court of India

Jayantibhai Bhenkarbhai v. State of Gujarat

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Reported as [2002] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 255
Bench R.C. Lahoti and Brijesh Kumar JJ.
Decided 11 September 2002
Status Distinguished

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, we are of the opinion that the accused­ H appellant is entitled to benefit of doubt and his appeal therefore deserves to JAY ANTIBHAI BHENKARBHAI v.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Evidence Act, 1872: s. 11, J//ustration (a) ands. 103-Defence of alibi-Burden of proof- Nine persons prosecuted for offences interalia u/s. 3021149, lPC-Defence of alibi raised by one of them namely -9-His plea not accepted-He along with eight others· convicted and sentenced by trial court-High Court also not accepting his defence of alibi, but acquitting four others giving them benefit of doubt-Appeal before Supreme Court by -9 only, reiterating his plea of alibi-Held, an obligation is cast on the court to weigh in scales the evidence adduced by the prosecution in proving the guilt of the

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to · 1 not applicable

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