Supreme Court of India
Ganesh Datt v. State of Uttarakhand
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We are of the considered view that the prosecution has failed to prove the guilt of the appellants beyond reasonable doubt, and therefore, they are entitled to be acquitted. c.
Judgment, page 17
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 3021149, 3071149, 3241149, 8 ss. 147 and 148 - Conviction under - Prosecution case that accused armed with weapons assaulted father and his two sons resulting in death of one son and injuries to other- Order of conviction and sentence by courts below - Held: Failure of prosecution to prove the guilt of appellant beyond reasonable doubt - As regards assault on the deceased, ocular evidence inconsistent with medical evidence - Weapons used for the occurrence not recovered - Enmity between the appellant family and the deceased family - Father and his sons were interested
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