Supreme Court of India

M. G. Eshwarappa and Others v. State of Karnataka

Neutral citation
Reported as [2017] 3 S.C.R. 574
Bench N.V. Ramana J.
Decided 2 March 2017

INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.

What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the High Court has correctly held thaithe view taken by the trial court is perverse and against the evidence on record.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: ss.506, 354 and 302 rlw. s. 34 - Prosecution under - Of four accused - One eye-witness (injured) - Acquilla! by trial court 011 the ground that charges not proved beyond reasonable doubt - High Court convicted the accused - On appeal, held view taken by trial court is perverse and against the evidence on record - Trial court wrongly disbelieved the evidence of injured eye-witness - The statement of the injured eye-witness is corroborated by the evidence of three witnesses as well as by medical evidence - FIR is prompt and sent to the Magistrate without any delay - Conviction

Authorities it was built on

Sign in free to read it

  • The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
  • The ratio: what the Court held, verbatim, with the page it sits on
  • Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
  • Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
  • Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
Sign in to read - for free

An email address, no password.