Supreme Court of India
State of Karnataka v. Bhaskar Kushali Kotharkar and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
In the result, we allow the appeal preferred by the State and restore the finding of conviction awarded by the Sessions Judge.
Judgment, page 5
From the headnote
CRIMINAL TRIAL : Non-examination of investigating officer-Effect of-Prosecution of accused inter alia under s. 304 (Part II) rlw. s.149 !PC-Conviction by trial court-Acquittal by High Court for non-examination of Investigating Officer and Head Constable who recorded FIR-Held, as a part of fair trial investigating officer should be examined-On facts, as the accused were not prejudiced by non-examination of the l.O. and the Constable who recorded the FIR, High Court was not justified in reversing the conviction solely on the technical ground-There is very strong and convincing evidence to prove
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