Supreme Court of India

Shrishti Narain Jha v. Bindeshwar Jha and Ors.

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Reported as [2009] 7 S.C.R. 442
Bench Arijit Pasayat J.
Decided 5 May 2009

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PENAL CODE, 1860: c s. 396 - Dacoity and murder alleged to have been committed by 14-15 persons - Informant stated to have identified some of them - Conviction by trial court - Acquittal by High court - Held: High Court rightly held that accusation was not established by cogent evidence and there were 0 infirmities in prosecution version - Possibility of false implication due to long standing enmity between parties cannot be ruled out - Judgment of High Court does suffer from any infirmity. Respondents 1 to 9 faced trial for commission of 'f .. -,; offence punishable u/s 396 IPC. The

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