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august 2002

Supreme Court of India · 2002-08-13

Bindeshwari Prasad Singh @ B.P. Singh ... vs State Of Bihar (Now Jharkhand)

Citation / case number
AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 2907
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Bindeshwari Prasad Singh @ B.P. Singh ...
Respondent
State Of Bihar (Now Jharkhand)
Author
Bisheshwar Prasad Singh
Bench
M.B. Shah, Bisheshwar Prasad Singh

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court addressed the appeal against the acquittal of the appellants under Sections 302 and 302/114 IPC, where the Sessions Judge had found insufficient evidence to convict. The High Court's revision under Section 401 CrPC set aside the acquittal, ordering a retrial based on the assertion that the prosecution's evidence, including eyewitness testimonies and medical corroboration, warranted a different conclusion. The Court held that the evidence presented by the prosecution should be thoroughly re-evaluated in the retrial process.

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