Supreme Court of India
Somasundaram @ Somu v. State Rep. by Dy. Comm. of Police
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What the Court ordered
For the reasons recorded supra, I set aside the impugned judgment and order dated 06.10.2007 passed by the High Court in upholding the judgment and order passed by the Trial Court convicting A-3, A-4 and A-.
Judgment, page 56
From the headnote
Penal Code, J860 - ss. J20B, 3651J09, 3871J09, 3021J09, 3471 109, 3641J09 and 20J - Prosecution under - Of the appellants accused ( -3, -4 and -J 5), alongwith other J 5 accused - For entering into criminal conspiracy for abduction and murder of the deceased - Trial court acquitted -J2 and -J8 and convicted rest of the accused mainly relying on the evidence of PWs JO and 11 - High Court confirmed the order of trial court except that of -JO - Appeal by -3, -4 and -J 5 - Held: Difference of opinion between the Judges - Per V. Gopala Gowda, J. : Evidence of PWs JO and 11 are not reliable and
Authorities it was built on
- 1988 Kehar Singh & Ors. v. State (delhi Admn.)
- 1999 State through Superintendent of Police, Cbi/sit Etc. v. Nalini and Ors. Etc. Etc.
- 1995 M.O. Shamsudhin v. State of Kerala.
- 2001 Ram Gulam Chaudhury and Ors. v. State of Bihar
- 1967 Laxmipat Choraria and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra
- 2011 Chandran @ Manichan @ Maniyan v. State of Kerala
- 2004 K. Hashim v. State of Tamil Nadu
- 2001 Daya Singh v. State of Haryana
- 1969 Mohd. Hussain Umar Kochra Etc. v. K. S. Dalipsinghji & Anr., Etc.
- 2004 Ranganayaki v. State by Inspector of Police
- 1970 Sheshanna Bhumanna Yadav v. State of Maharashtra
- 2007 M/s. Ibex Gallagher Pvt. Ltd. and Anr. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Bangalore
Where later benches applied it
Of those, 1 referred to
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