Supreme Court of India
State of U.P. v. Babu and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
In view of the above, the impugned judgment of the High Court, deserves to be set aside, which we direct.
Judgment, page 8
From the headnote
Criminal Law : Evidence-Appreciation of-Dacoity and murder-Accused identified at the spot itself with the help of torchlight and gaslight-Location of the gaslight not indicated in the site plan-Evidence of eye witnesses supporting prosecution case-Some of the witnesses not supporting the prosecution version though closely related to the deceased-Conviction by trial court Acquittal by High Court-Tenability of-Held, merely because the location of the gaslight was not mentioned in the sketch, that cannot.be a suspicious circumstance-Accused persons being known to the witnesses, identification
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