Supreme Court of India

State of U.p v. Govind Das@ Gudda and Anr.

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Reported as [2007] 8 S.C.R. 968
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and D.K. Jain JJ.
Decided 10 August 2007

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Penal Code, I 860: -+. c ss.302134-Trial Court acquitting one accused-Another accused sentenced to death and rest awarded life imprisonment-Appeal and reference relating to death sentence-High Court set aside conviction-On appeal, held, approach of High Court is unsustainable-Mere fact that co-accused had been acquitted is not sufficient to discard prosecution version in its totality-While setting aside order of Conviction, High Court ought to have analysed the evidence to show as to how the conclusion of trial Court as regards acceptability of evidence of any witness was erroneous-That has

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