Supreme Court of India

Thimmareddy & Ors. v. State of Karnataka

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Reported as [2014] 9 S.C.R. 14
Bench Surinder Singh Nijjar and A.K. Sikri JJ.
Decided 21 April 2014

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that High Court has committed grave H error in recording the conviction solely on the basis of the THIMMAREDDY v.

Judgment, page 21

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Penal Code, 1860 - s. 397 rlw s.1208 - Robbery - In bus - Eight accused - Trial C9urt acquitted all the accused c holding that charges were not proved against them beyond reasonable doubt .... High Court convicted 5 of the 8 accused - 3 convicts i.e. -1, -2 and -5 filed appeal before Supreme Court - Held: Charge of conspiracy uls. 120-8 /PC was not prove(} as the mere fact that the eight accused o persons gathered on the previous day could riot automatically connect to the commission of alleged crime - High Court committed grave error in recording conviction solely on basis of statement of

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