Supreme Court of India
Jaikam Khan v. The State of Uttar Pradesh
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We are of the view that a greater degree of care and caution would be required and a corroboration in material particulars by reliable testimony, direct or circumstantial, would be necessary to pass an order of conviction.
Judgment, page 27
From the headnote
Criminal Law – Murder – Interested and related witnesses – Deceased had four sonsincluding the appellant--accused No.1 and P.W.1-–Six persons were murdered at different places in thehouse, witnessed by P.W.1- and P.W.2- (P.W.1-’s brother-in-law) – One was killed in angan, two in verandah, two inroom and one was killed in a room upstairs –Appellants--accused Nos. 1, 3 and 4 convicted for offence punishable u/ss.302/34 IPC and sentenced to death – Accused No.2 was acquitted– On appeal, held: Both P.W.1- and P.W.2- are witnesses, who are closely related to the deceased as well as the accused…
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Where later benches applied it
- 2025 Govind v. State of Haryana
- 2025 K.P. Tamilmaran v. The State by Deputy Superintendent of Police
- 2023 Madan v. State of Uttar Pradesh
Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to · 1 mentioned
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