Supreme Court of India
Birappa & Anr. v. State of Karnataka
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the judgment of the High Court cannot be maintained.
Judgment, page 6
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 - Murder - Evidence of a single witness - Three c accused prosecuted for murder - Conviction by trial court of -1 and acquittal of the other two ....: High Court dismissing appeal of -1 and allowing appeal of State qua -2 and also convicting him in terms similar to -1 - HELD: It is now well settled that where the prosecution story rests only on·a single 0 witness the evidence of such a witness must inspire full confidence - In the instant case, the conduct of PW. 1 was clearly unnatural which makes his evidence extremely suspicious - As per the prosecution story he had
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