Supreme Court of India
Prem Narain and Anr. v. The State of Madhya Pradesh
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the learned trial Court as also the High Court committed a H 848 SUPREME COURT REPORTS (2006] SUPP. 9 S.C.R. A manifest error in relying upon her testimony as an eye witness.
Judgment, page 4
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860-s.304-II rlw 34-Conviction under, based on testimony of two eye-witnesses-Challenge to-Held: In view of contradictions and inconsistencies in depositions of the eye-witnesses, it is not possible to arrive at a definite finding against Appellants-accused-Benefit of dou.bt given to them-Conviction accordingly set aside. In a murder case, the Trial Court as well as the High Court convicted Appellants under Section 304-11 r/w Section 34, IPC after placing reliance upon testimony of the two eye witnesses, PW-1 and PW-3. The question which arose for consideration in the present
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