Supreme Court of India

Mahtab Singh & Anr. v. State of U.P.

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Reported as [2009] 5 S.C.R. 848
Bench S.B. Sinha, Dr. Mukundakam Sharma and R.M. Lodha JJ.
Decided 13 April 2009

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - ss.378 and 386 - c Judgment of acquittal - Reversed by High Court in appeal - Propriety of- Held: On facts, not proper- Very genesis of the crime was doubtful and full of suspicion - Testimony of PWs did not conform with collateral circumstances and probabi/11ies - PWs were also interested witnesses - False implication of accused was not ruled out - Important witness though available was not examined - Trial court had meticulously examined the entire evidence on record and concluded that prosecution failed to prove charges against accused beyond reasonable

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 3 referred to · 2 mentioned

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