Supreme Court of India

Rakesh & Another v. State of Madhya Pradesh

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Reported as [2011] 15 S.C.R. 34

Bench P. Sathasivam and Dr. B.S. Chauhan JJ.

Decided 19 September 2011

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, we reach the inescapable conclusion that the courts below reached the correct conclusion in accepting the prosecution case.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

Indian Penal Code, 1860 - s.302 - Death of PW11's uncle due to assault by sharp edged weapons - Testimony of PW11 - Conviction of accused-appellants - Challenge to - Held: It was improbable that the appellants had been enroped falsely as promptness in lodging the FIR showed that there was no time for manipulation - Prompt and early reporting of the occurrence by PW11 with all its vivid details gave assurance regarding truth of its version - PW 11 faced grilling cross-examination - However, no discrepancy or error · could be shown in spite of the fact that he was nephew of the deceased - PW11

Authorities it was built on

2010 Abdul Sayeed v. State of Madhya Pradesh cited by 21
1995 Kartik Malhar v. State of Bihar cited by 12
2011 Himanshu @ Chintu v. State of Nct of Delhi cited by 10
2010 Kishan Singh (d) through Lrs. v. Gurpal Singh & Ors. cited by 6
2009 State of U.P. v. Hari Chand cited by 6
2006 Baso Prasad and Ors. v. State of Bihar cited by 4
2009 Manju Ram Kalita v. State of Assam cited by 3
1999 Rajiv Bhatia Etc. v. Government of Nct of Delhi and Ors. cited by 3
2005 Mangu Khan and Ors. v. State of Rajasthan cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2016 Mahavir Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh relied on
2013 Gangabhavani v. Rayapati Venkat Reddy & Ors. relied on
2018 Latesh @ Dadu Baburao Karlekar v. The State of Maharashtra referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to

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