Supreme Court of India

Mahesh S/o.janardhan Gonnade v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2008] 6 S.C.R. 158

Bench P.P. Naolekar J.

Decided 10 April 2008

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: c s. 378 - Appeal against acquittal - High Court reversing the judgment of acquittal passed by trial court and convicting the accused uls 302 /PC - Held: On facts of the case, interference by High Court was whol/y justified and warranted - Findings recorded by High Court do not suffer from any manifest error or improper and misappreciation of evidence on record. Penal Code, 1860: .., ' s. 302 - Accused stabbing to death his former beloved in presence of her husband and mother and other eye-witness - /so causing injuries to husband and mother of deceased -

Authorities it was built on

1973 Shivaji Sahebrao Bobade & Anr v. State of Maharashtra cited by 159
1964 Masalti v. State of U. P cited by 86
2007 State of Goa v. Sanjay Thakran and Anr. cited by 32
2002 Gangadhar Behera and Ors. v. State of Orissa cited by 21

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