Supreme Court of India

Chetu & Anr. v. State of Madhya Pradesh

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Reported as [2008] 17 S.C.R. 1038
Bench S.B. Sinha and Cyriac Joseph JJ.
Decided 18 December 2008

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PENAL CODE, 1860: ss. 302 and 342 - Wrongful confinement and murder'-- 1,._ c Close relative of accused found dead in his house - Portion .__ '---- of house burnt - FIR against accused, father and sons, that : during an altercation they, armed with an axe and 'lathies' assaulted the victim and locked him in the house - Police " recovered his dead body from the house - Conviction by trial · court affirmed by High Court - Jail appeal by accused sons " - HELD: All 'panch' witnesses and informant were declared hostile - Contents of FIR not proved-:- Eye witnesses relied .. : upon by courts did

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