Supreme Court of India

Daulatram S/o Sadram Teli v. State of Chhattisgarh

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Reported as [2008] 13 S.C.R. 734
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and Dr. Mukundakam Sharma JJ.
Decided 19 September 2008

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Penal Code, 1860; Ss. 302 and 307: c Assault and murder - Conviction - Acquittal of co-ac- cused - Conviction of accused based on evidence of relative eye witnesses - Correctness of - Held: Evidence of relative eye witnesses cannot per se be discarded - Foundation has to be laid if plea of false implication is made - In the instant case, evidence of PW3 and PW5, relative witnesses, found cogent, credible and reliable - Acquittal of co-accused can- not be a ground for holding conviction of other accused infirm - Hence, Courts below rightly convicted the accused on the basis of evidence of eye

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