Supreme Court of India
Rathinam @ Rathinan v. State of Tamil Nadu and Anr.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that it is open to the defence to contend that the statement of this witness that he had worked till 1996 which is beneficial to the accused must be accepted.
Judgment, page 21
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 376, 302 and 201 - Rape and murder- For the same c incident, consequent upon the initial investigation another person was prosecuted - His trial ended in acquittal - During that trial, further investigation was ordered as a result of which the appellant was charged with the main offences of rape and murder - Acquittal by trial court - Conviction by High Court 0 - HELD: The testimony of the sole witness projected as the eye-witness of the crime was discarded by the trial court as his statement was recorded for the first time in the further investigation after four years
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Where later benches applied it
- 2018 Khurshid Ahmed v. State of Jammu and Kashmir
- 2013 Joginder Singh v. State of Haryana
- 2013 Laxmibai (dead) Thr. Lrs. & Anr. v. Bhagwantbuva (dead) Thr. Lrs. & Ors.
- 2012 Sunil Kumar v. State of Haryana
Of those, 4 referred to
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