Supreme Court of India

Satbir Singh & Ors. v. State of U.P.

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Reported as [2009] 3 S.C.R. 406
Bench S.B. Sinha J.
Decided 25 February 2009

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Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 3021149, 148 and 3231149 - c Murder of two and injury caused to one - Long standing enemity between accused and complainant party - Eye- witnesses and injured eye-witness to incident - Timely lodging of FIR - Conviction by courts below - On appeal, held: Prosecution case proved - Conviction justified - Ocular evidence not at variance with medical evidence - Availability " of independent witnesses in case of family enemity is difficult - However, one of the eye-witnesses was independent witness - Delay in examination of the witnesses was not of much relevance as the

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