Supreme Court of India

Sivakumar v. State by Inspector of Police

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 578
Bench S.B. Sinha J.
Decided 8 December 2005

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that non-recovery of the pellets from the body of the deceased during post mortem examination was not very material so as to discredit the entire prosecution case.

Judgment, page 9

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