Supreme Court of India

Mangu Singh v. Dharmendra & Anr.

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Reported as [2015] 10 S.C.R. 1035
Bench Pinaki Chandra Ghose J.
Decided 16 December 2015

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Penal Code, 1860- s. 302 rlw. s. 25 of Arms Act, 1959 - Prosecution under- Initial FIR on the basis of confessional c statement of the accused - Later another FIR by PW1 - In -statement u/s. 313 Cr.P. . accused pleaded not guilty and took defence that the alleged murder was due to a loot- Trial court convicted the accused - High Court acquitted him - On appeal, held: In the facts of the case, PW-1 cannot be said to be an eye-witness - The evidence of another eye­ witness PW-4 is also not reliable - There are material alterations in the testimonies of the witnesses- Second FIR is an outcome of

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