Supreme Court of India

Harilal Etc. v. State of Madhya Pradesh (now Chhattisgarh)

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Reported as [2023] 12 S.C.R. 138
Bench J. B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra JJ.
Decided 5 September 2023

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that this is a fi t case where the accused are entitled to the benefi t of doubt.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Issue for consideration: Whether the High Court was justifi ed in upholding the order of the Sessions Judge convicting and sentencing the appellants to imprisonment for life u/s 302 IPC. Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302 – Murder – Conviction of the accused u/s. 302 and sentenced to imprisonment for life by the courts below – Ocular account of two prosecution witness that the assault on the deceased took place at night, however, neither of them lodged the FIR, rather, a named FIR lodged next day by the village chowkidar of neighbouring village, even though she was not an eye witness – Correctness:

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