Supreme Court of India

State of U.P. v. Hari Chand

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Reported as [2009] 7 S.C.R. 149
Bench Arijit Pasayat J.
Decided 29 April 2009

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PENAL CODE, 1860: s.302- Murder- Two accused caught hold of the victim c and two shot him dead - conviction of two accused by trial court - Acquittal by High Court - On grounds of variance in testimonies of eye witnesses and medical evidence - Held: Conclusions of High Court are full of surmises and conjectures - There was no reason for High Court to discard credible, 0 cogent and trustworthy evidence of eye-witnesses - Oral testimony regarding injuries caused by firearms is amply corroborated by medical evidence.....: This was not a case where medical evidence was at variance with ocular

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