Supreme Court of India

Jodhraj v. The State of Rajasthan

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Bench Ashok Bhushan and M. R. Shah JJ.
Decided 29 November 2019

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that if the deposition of PW2 and PW3 are not reliable qua one of the accused on the grounds stated hereinabove and one of the accused came to be acquitted by giving benefit of doubt, the same benefit ought to have been given to the other accused also, unless there is some further material/evidence against the other accused.

Judgment, page 8

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