Supreme Court of India
Baij Nath Sah v. State of Bihar
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What the Court ordered
We accordingly allow the appeal and set aside the judgment impugned. The appellant is acquitted. The appellant is on bail. His bail bonds shall stand discharged.
Judgment, Last paragraph (p. 622)
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s.363 - Kidnapping - Four persons including appellant prosecuted - Conviction - Plea of appellant that there was no evidence against him - HELD: As the victim was not examined as a witness, her statement u/s 164 CrPC cannot be used against the appellant - Even otherwise, her statement does not involve the appellant in any manner - The allegation against him is that after the victim had been kidnapped by the other accused she was brought to their home, where the appellant was also present - In other words, when she was brought to the appellant's home, the kidnapping had already taken place…
Authorities it was built on
- Ram Kishan Singh v. Harmit Kaur and Another
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