Supreme Court of India
Chunthuram v. State of Chhattisgarh
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Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302/34 – Murder – The prosecution case is that when the victim-deceased was returning from market to village, the appellant and the co-accused assaulted him with axe and stick, and the victim died on the spot – The trial Court reached a guilty verdict and sentenced both accused accordingly – However, the High Court referred to the testimony of PW-4 who admitted that he could not recognize the second person at the spot and could identify only the appellant, based on this, the co-accused was acquitted – On appeal, held: The alleged weapons of assault recovered were never…
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