Supreme Court of India
Umesh Kamat v. State of Bihar
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What the Court ordered
Before parting with the case refer to the decision Tahir Mohammad v.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860-Section 396-Dacoity at night-By armed men with • 1 covered faces-Inmate of house killed by firing-Identification of accused- .... c Identification parade held after seven weeks-Appellant alone convicted based on the evidence of PWs /, 3 and 4-Appellant not a person known to the prosecution witnesses-On facts, held, identification of Appellant was doubtfal- There being no identification of Appellant in the Court by PW3, results of identification parade will be of little value-Evidence of PW/ not credible- He belied his own version in cross-examination-There is also doubt if
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