Supreme Court of India

A Shankar v. State of Karnataka

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Reported as [2011] 6 S.C.R. 999
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and Swatanter Kumar JJ.
Decided 9 June 2011

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Penal Code, 1860: ss.302 and 307, 324 - Charge-sheet filed ulss.302, 307 against appellant-accused - Acquittal by trial court on the ground that prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant had committed murder of the brother of the complainant or made an attempt to kill the complainant - Appeal against acquittal - Conviction by High Court u/ss.302 and 324 - Justification of- Held: Not justified - Contradiction between the statement of the complainant made in the court as compared to his statement before the police regarding the weapon. of crime demolished the

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