Supreme Court of India

Ravi v. State Rep. by Inspector of Police

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Reported as [2008] 13 S.C.R. 114
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and Dr. Mukundakam Sharma JJ.
Decided 5 September 2008

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Penal Code, 1860: s.302 - Conviction under - Based c on evidence of solitary witness - Justification of - Held: Justified since evidence of solitary witness was clear and cogent ·- Evidence - Solitary witness. Criminal trial: Murder - Identification of accused - Plea that identification was not possible as there was not sufficient light at the place of occurrence - Held: Not tenable - Eye- witness categorically stated that there was light in the nearby church and the street lights near Primary School were burning at the time of occurrence and he could see the occurrence in that light- Courts

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