Supreme Court of India

Sheikh Meheboob @ Hetak and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2005] 2 S.C.R. 628
Bench K.G. Balakrishnan J.
Decided 10 March 2005

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Penal Code, I860-Section 302 r/w Section 34-Prosecution for murder-Incident seen by two eye-witnesses-Evidence of one eye-witness c contradictory to his own police statement, evidence of other eye-witness and that of Investigating Officer, Dying Declaration and Medical Record- ·Credibility of Dying Declaration doubtful-Deliberate suppression of first Written Report made by the eyewitness-Conviction by Courts below-On appeal, held: In view of the contradictions and doubts in the prosecution case, the guilt of the accused not proved beyond reasonable doubt-Accused acquitted giving benefit of

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