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october 2002

Supreme Court of India · 2002-10-03

Kali Nayak @ Mukhi vs State Of Orissa

Citation / case number
AIRONLINE 2002 SC 230
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Kali Nayak @ Mukhi
Respondent
State Of Orissa
Bench
U.C. Banerjee, B.N. Agrawal

Judgment text excerpt

The case involves an appeal against the conviction of three individuals for murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution's case relied heavily on the eyewitness testimony of the deceased's wife, who witnessed the attack carried out with a bhalla, katari, and sword. The Supreme Court examined the evidence to determine the culpability of the accused in the intentional killing of the victim.

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