Supreme Court of India

Zahira Habibullah Sheikh and Anr. v. State of Gujarat and Ors.

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Reported as [2006] 2 S.C.R. 1081

Bench Arijit Pasa Yat and H.K. Sema JJ.

Decided 8 March 2006

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19 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

From the headnote

Criminal Procedure Code, I973-Section 311-Trial Court acquitting accused since all witnesses turned hostile-Witness made statements after trial before various bodies contending that she was intimated, threatened and c coerced to turn hostile during trial-Direction by Supreme Court for re-trail in another State on basis of the statements by the witness-Witness thereafter giving press statements contending that she had not made such statements before various bodies and Supreme Court-Initiation of contempt of court proceedings against the witness before Supreme Court-Held, witnesses are the eyes

Where later benches applied it

2023 Krishan Kumar and Anr v. The State of Haryana relied on
2018 Hemudan Nanbha Gadhvi v. State of Gujarat relied on
2016 Ramesh and Others v. State of Haryana relied on
2014 State of Karnataka v. Smt. Suvarnamma & Anr. relied on
2013 Dr. Rajesh Talwar and Anr. v. C.B.I. and Anr. relied on
2013 Selvi J. Jayalalithaa & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Ors. relied on
2013 Natasha Singh v. Cbi (state) relied on
2025 K.P. Tamilmaran v. The State by Deputy Superintendent of Police referred to
2023 Afjal Ali Sha @ Abjal Shaukat Sha v. State of West Bengal & Ors referred to
2022 In Re: Perry Kansagra v. In Re: Perry Kansagra referred to
2022 Ramanand @ Nandlal Bharti v. State of Uttar Pradesh referred to
2022 Varsha Garg v. The State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. referred to
2022 Zakia Ahsan Jafri v. State of Gujarat & Anr. referred to
2022 Mohd. Firoz v. State of Madhya Pradesh referred to
2021 Hari & Anr. v. The State of Uttar Pradesh referred to
2018 Tehseen Poonawalla v. Union of India and Anr. referred to
2013 Anjanappa v. State of Karnataka referred to
2012 Mohd. Hussain @ Julfikar Ali v. The State (govt. of Nct) Delhi referred to
2012 Mohammed Ajmal Mohammad Amir Kasab @ Abu Mujahid v. State of Maharashtra mentioned

Of those, 7 relied on · 11 referred to · 1 mentioned

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