Supreme Court of India

Parasa Koteswararao v. Eede Sree Hari & Ors.

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Reported as [2017] 2 S.C.R. 89
Decided 28 February 2017

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We are of the view that it is very difficult for us to characterize the High Court judgment as perverse.

Judgment, page 4

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Pena/Code, 1860: s. 302 - Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Conviction by trial court on the motive, last seen theory, recovery, absconding of accused and false information given by accused No. 2 about the whereabouts of the deceased - Acquittal by High Court - On appeal - Acquittal order upheld on the ground that chain of circumstances not complete. Dismissing the appeal, the Court HELD: The High Court judgment cannot be characterized as perverse. Being an appeal against acquittal, it is difficult to say that the view of the High Court is not a possible view. In the present case, the motive

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