Supreme Court of India · 2003-08-27
State Of Maharashtra vs Kashirao & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2003 SUPREME COURT 3901
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- State Of Maharashtra
- Respondent
- Kashirao & Ors
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Doraiswamy Raju, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court considered an appeal by the State of Maharashtra against the acquittal of the respondents who were previously convicted of murder and attempt to murder. The case examines the evaluation of evidence and the reliability of prosecution witnesses in crimes involving multiple assailants. The Court analyzed whether the lower courts erred in their assessment of the factual scenario and the subsequent conviction under Sections 302 and 307 of the IPC.