Supreme Court of India
Bhagwan Jagannath Markad & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra
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What the Court ordered
For the above reasons, this appeal is partly allowed to the extent that appellant Nos.7 and 8 (Babu Rama Berad and Balu Naradeo Berad) are given benefit of doubt and are acquitted.
Judgment, page 21
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860: ss.147, 149, 302 rlw ss.149, 324 and 326 - Political enmity - Murder of one and injuries to six persons - Acquittal of all accused by trial court on the ground that material witnesses were related or otherwise interested; that there was improvement in the version initially given to police and version put forward before the court; and inconsistency in the evidence of the witnesses in the manner of assault and the weapon used - High court reversed the order of acquittal in case of appellants - On appeal. held: Trial court had adopted perverse approach in mechanically rejecting
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- 2025 Rajesh Chaddha v. State of Uttar Pradesh
- 2023 Ravasaheb @ Ravasahebgouda Etc. v. State of Karnataka
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