Supreme Court of India

Ramchandra Dhondiba Kaware v. St Ate of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2009] 1 S.C.R. 649
Decided 27 January 2009

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S.302, 304 Part I - Eye-witness account believed by Trial Court - Conviction under s.302 ordered - Upheld by High c Court - On appeal, Held: Considering the background facts appropriate conviction would be under s.304 Part I /PC - Custodial sentence of 10 years would meet the ends of justice. The conviction of the appellant under s.302 IPC by the trial court and as upheld by the High Court is under challenge in this appeal. Partly allowing the appeal, the Court HELD:1. The evidence of PWs 1 and 4 does not suffer from any infirmity. PW-1 has categorically stated that he was awakened by the

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