Supreme Court of India

State of Karnataka v. Panchakshari Gurupadayya Hiramath

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Reported as [2002] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 705
Decided 20 December 2002

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What the Court ordered

In the result the appeal is allowed setting aside the order of the High A Court and by .confirming the conviction and sentence recorded by the trial Court.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860; Section 302/Evidence Act, 1872: Murder-Conviction by trial Court-Acquilla/ by High Court doubting evidence of the eye-witness-Correctness of-Held, Since there are no material contradictions or inherent improbabilities in the evidence of such witness, doubt raised by High Court is not reasonable-Conviction and sentence of trial Court confirmed Murder-Recording of two complaints-one by Police Officer and another by Prosecution witness-Effect on the prosecution case-Held, on the facts and circumstances of the case, it is not reasonable to draw inference Ji-om the statement of

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