Supreme Court of India
State of Uttar Pradesh v. Om Pal & Ors.
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For the aforesaid reasoning, we do not find any merit in this appeal calling for our interference under Article 136 of the Constitution.
Judgment, page 7
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s. 302/34 – Prosecution under – Of respondents-accused – Conviction by trial court relying on the evidence of two eye-witnesses and the complainant – Acquittal by High Court disbelieving the witnesses – On appeal, held: High Court while appreciating the evidence rightly disbelieved the presence of the eye-witnesses in view of their unnatural behaviour and their contradictory statements – FIR was lodged by the complainant on the basis of information of one of the eye-witnesses – When the evidence of eye-witness is not believable, evidence of complainant cannot be given…
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