Supreme Court of India

Jayanta Sil v. State of Assam

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Reported as [2010] 9 S.C.R. 615
Bench Harjit Singh Bedi and C.K. Prasad JJ.
Decided 4 August 2010

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Penal Code, 1860: s.302 - Deceased accompanied by accused and co- c accused- Accused assaulting deceased by a sharp cutting weapon, resulting into his death - Acquittal by trial court of both - Conviction of accused by High Court - HELD: The view taken by trial court was not justified - It has completely misread the implication of the evidence given by five 0 witnesses, three of them w~re virtually eye-witnesses and two of them totally independent- The prosecution evidence is further corroborated by thi£Qoctor's evidence - PW. 1 is the wife of the deceased -Adrrqttedly she had no animus

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