Supreme Court of India
Gamini Bala Koteswara Rao & Ors. v. State of Ap. Thr. Secretary
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We are of the opinion that the D evidence herein does not fall within this slippery category.
Judgment, page 9
From the headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860 ss.. 302 and 148 - Murder - Manda/ Parishad elections c r: - About 20 persons hurling stones and attacking one of the candidate and his nephew (PW-1) - Death of the candidate .. - Accused -1 to ·3 attributed specific roles in causing stone and knife injuries to deceased - Trial court termed eye witnesses as an interested witness and a chance witness and ' held oral testimony to be in variance with medical evidence - Acquittal of all the accused - High Court setting aside acquittal of -1 to -3 - Held: Presence of both the eye- witnesses at the scene of occurrence was
Where later benches applied it
- 2019 G H Girish Singh v. The State of Uttarakhand
- 2014 Basappa v. State of Karnataka
- 2023 Siju Kurian v. State of Karnataka
- 2019 Basalingappa v. Mudibasappa
- 2015 Jodhan v. State of M.P.
- 2012 Sayed Darain A.hsan @ Darain v. State of West Bengal & Anr.
Of those, 2 relied on · 3 referred to · 1 mentioned
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