Supreme Court of India

Dmai

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Bench G.T. Nanavati and V.N. Khare JJ.
Decided 9 December 1997

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the High Court was wrong in holding that the prosecution has failed to establish that Ramnath had given by way of ’prasad’ the poisonous substance to those five persons who were on relay fast and also to Bishwanath Chaudhary and Hari Narayan and that because they ate it Bishwanath Prasad Rajgaria died and others had suffered harm as stated above.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

JUDGMENT: J U M N T NANAVATI, J. These appeals by special leave are filed by the State of Bihar against the judgment and order of the Patna High Court in Criminal Appeal Nos. 493 of 1980 and 20 and 49 of 1981. The High Court allowed the three appeals, set aside the order of conviction and sentence passed by the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Sitamarhi in Sessions Trial No. 79 of 1979/15 of 1980 and acquitted the accused of all the charges levelled against them.…

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