Supreme Court of India

N.H. Muhammed Afras v. State of Kerala

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Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and Dr. Mukundakam Sharma JJ.
Decided 25 November 2008

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Penal Code, 1860 - s.302 rlw s.34 - Conviction of accused, by courts below - Held: On facts, there· was marked contradiction between statement of witnesses and documents - Also there was unexplained delay between the time the FIR was lodged and the time special report reached the Court - Prosecution failed to establish the accusations ,..... Conviction o set aside. Investigation - Mode of - When unidentified body is brought to the hospital and when a known person's body is brought - Held: Mode of investigation is different in the two situations.

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