Supreme Court of India

Shivappa & Ors. v. State of Karnataka

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Reported as [2008] 5 S.C.R. 743
Bench S.B. Sinha and Harjit Singh Bedi JJ.
Decided 31 March 2008

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Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 302, 148 and 149 - Murder - Several armed accused causing 20 injuries to deceased resulting in his death -Acquittal order by trial court - However, c set aside by High Court - On appeal, held: Variation between medical evidence and testimony of eye witnesses with regard to time of death not fatal -Testimonies of witnesses were wholly trustworthy- Delay in lodging FIR was sufficiently explained - No inference could be drawn that there existed a possibility of false implication - Motive having been established and. also y injuries being 20 in number, U was sufficient to

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