Supreme Court of India

M.C. Ali and Anr. v. State of Kerala

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Reported as [2010] 4 S.C.R. 526
Bench B. Sudershan Reddy and Sufunder Singh Nijjar JJ.
Decided 13 April 2010

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that E the two views being reasonably possible the High Court ought not to have interfered with the verdict of acquittal recorded by the Trial Court.

Judgment, page 34

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: ss.302, 307, 149, 34 - Murder of one and grievous injuries to others allegedly on account of religious enmity - Acquittal by trial court disbelieving prosecution story - High Court setting aside acquittal and ordering conviction under ss.302, 307, 149, 34 - Correctness of - Held: High Court erred in interfering with the order of acquittal recorded by trial Court - The sequence of events and the evidence were meticulously examinea' by the Trial Court - Trial Court noticed that the incident took place in dark, but no torches were recovered from the accused - The evidence of

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