Supreme Court of India · 2002-08-13
BINDESHWARI PRASAD @ B.P. SINGH vs STATE OF BIHAR (NOW JHARKHAND)
- Citation / case number
- SC 2001/15261
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- BINDESHWARI PRASAD @ B.P. SINGH
- Respondent
- STATE OF BIHAR (NOW JHARKHAND)
- Author
- Bisheshwar Prasad Singh
- Bench
- BISHESHWAR PRASAD SINGH. M.B. SHAH
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 for conviction. The High Court's revision allowed the informant's plea, setting aside the acquittal and ordering a retrial, emphasizing the need to consider corroborative medical evidence alongside eyewitness testimonies. The Court held that the prosecution's case warranted further examination, thus remitting the matter for retrial.