Supreme Court of India

Agniraj & Ors. Etc. v. State through Deputy Superintendent of Police Cb-cid

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Reported as [2025] 5 S.C.R. 856
Bench Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan JJ.
Decided 23 May 2025

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the guilt of the accused has not been proved beyond a reasonable doubt.

Judgment, page 25

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether the High Court was justified in upholding the conviction of the appellants/accused no. 1 to 11 for offences punishable u/ss.302 and 307 r/w. s.149 of the Penal Code, 1860 and the other offences; whether, in the instant case, the trial Court followed the condition precedent before examining a minor witness; whether the trial Court satisfied itself that minor witness understood the importance of the oath. Headnotes† Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 307 r/w.149 – Tamil Nadu Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1992 – s.3 – FIR lodged against thirty accused

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