Supreme Court of India

Jayaseelan v. State of Tamil Nadu

Neutral citation
Reported as [2009] 3 S.C.R. 200
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and Asok Kumar Gangul Y JJ.
Decided 11 February 2009

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From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: s.302 - Acquittal by trial Court, set c aside by High Court - Conviction challenged - Held: High Court rightly interfered with the order of trial Court - There was no delay in lodging FIR as rightly noted by High Court in view of factual scenario highlighted - Additionally injuries on accused were of minor nature and superficial -- Principle of • 'falsus in uno falsus in omnibus' would not be applicable. Trial court directed acquittal of the two accused on the ground that there was delay in lodging the FIR and that the injury on the accused was not explained. High court did

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to · 3 mentioned

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