Supreme Court of India

Raju @ Balachandran & Ors. v. State of Tamil Nadu

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Reported as [2012] 11 S.C.R. 109
Bench Swatanter Kumar and Madan B. Lokur JJ.
Decided 27 November 2012

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From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860- ss.302, 326 and 341 and s.302 rlw s.34 - Homicidal attack on the brother and mother of PW5 leading to their death - Testimony of PW5 - Conviction of appellants by Courts beiow on that basis - Challenge to - Held: PW5's description of the events was simple and straightforward and the cross-examination did not demolish his version of the events - Facts evident from record lead to the clear conclusion that PW5 was present at the place of occurrence and was an eye witness to the incident - His testimony supported in its essential details by testimony of the other witnesses -

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to

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