Supreme Court of India

Abu Thakir and Ors. v. State Rep. by Inspector of Police, Tamil Nadu

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Reported as [2010] 4 S.C.R. 794
Bench B. Sudershan Reddy J.
Decided 19 April 2010

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the appellants miserably failed to make out any case requiring our interference under Article 136 of the Constitution.

Judgment, page 23

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 - Conviction under, based on evidence of eye witnesses - Challenged on the ground that presence of prosecution witnesses at the place of incident was doubtful and there was delay in submitting their evidence recorded under s.161 Cr.P. . which would make their statements unacceptable - Held: The presence of eye witnesses at the place of incident was well established by evidence - Investigating officer explained that delay in sending the s.161 statements was due to two murders in quick succession within his jurisdiction of which he was incharge to maintain law and order

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