Supreme Court of India

Shahaja @ Shahajan Ismail Mohd. Shaikh v. State of Maharashtra

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Bench Surya Kant and J.B. Pardiwala JJ.
Decided 14 July 2022

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the disclosure statement made by the accused appellants (Ex.

Judgment, page 25

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Murder – Evidence – Ocular evidence – Discovery of fact in consequence of an information received from accused – Victim-deceased and appellant were working as labourers – Prosecution case that quarrel ensued between the victim and the appellant on the night of 10.12.2006, which was witnessed by PW-1 and PW-8 – Appellant assaulted victim with a hammer on his head – Victim died – Trial Court relied upon the oral testimony of the PW-1,PW-8 and the evidence of discovery of weapon i.e. hammer and convicted appellant – High Court concurred with the findings of the trial…

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