Supreme Court of India

Prakash Dhawal Khairnar (patil) v. State of Maharashtra

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Bench M.B. Shah and R.P. Sethi JJ.

Decided 12 December 2001

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What the Court ordered

In the result, Criminal Appeal Nos.238-239 of2001 filed by Al-Prakash Dhawal Khairnar is allowed to the aforesaid extent.

Judgment, page 19

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 : Sections 302, 1208, 201, 397 rlwSection 34-Multiple murder-Circum stantial evidence-Property dispute-Accused murdering his brother, mother and brother's family-Recovery of blood stained pant, shirt and shoes-No reasonable explanation by accused as to the injury sustained on his shoulder Confessional statement of co-accused, son of the main accused, fully corrobo rating the circumstantial evidence-Trial court convicting and sentencing both the accused for the offences charged under-On appeal, High Court convicting the main accused under Section 302 and acquitting the…

Authorities it was built on

1965 Aghnoo Nagesia v. State of Bihar cited by 13
2000 Ghulam Hussain and Anr. v. State of Delhi cited by 2

Where later benches applied it

2023 Digambar v. The State of Maharashtra relied on
2013 State of Rajasthan v. Jamil Khan relied on
2013 Sahib Hussain @ Sahib Jan v. State of Rajasthan relied on
2011 Sunil Rai @ Paua & Ors. v. Union Territory, Chandigarh relied on
2025 Sukhdev Yadav @ Pehalwan v. State of (nct of Delhi) & Others referred to
2024 Rabbu @ Sarvesh v. The State of Madhya Pradesh referred to
2018 Rajendra Pralhadrao Wasnik v. State of Maharashtra referred to
2016 Vikas Yadav v. State of U.P. and Ors. Etc. Etc. referred to
2015 Union of India v. V. Sriharan @ Murugan & Ors. referred to
2013 Shankar Kisanrao Khade v. State of Maharashtra referred to
2025 Deen Dayal Tiwari v. State of Uttar Pradesh mentioned
2023 Sayunkta Sangarsh Samiti & Anr v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. mentioned
2023 Madan v. State of Uttar Pradesh mentioned
2013 Gurvail Singh @ Gala & Another v. State of Punjab mentioned
2005 Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal v. State of Tamil Nadu mentioned

Of those, 4 relied on · 6 referred to · 5 mentioned

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