Supreme Court of India

Prakash Kumar @ Prakash Bhutto v. State of Gujarat

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Reported as [2007] 5 S.C.R. 532
Bench Balakrishnan J.
Decided 24 April 2007

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Penal Code, 1860-Sections 1208, 342 and 365-Conviction under­ On basis of confession made by co-accused-Correctness of-Held: Confession made was to the effect that the accused in the company of other co-accused and had pointed towards the victim whereupon other accused took the victim forcibly which is not proved by other independent evidence-No other supporting evidence to prove the guilt of the accused-Thus, conviction of accused not correct and is set aside-Evidence. According to the prosecution case, the appellant-accused in criminal , Appeal No. 526 of2001 along with other accused

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