Supreme Court of India · 2003-12-19
Chanakya Dhibar(Dead) vs State Of West Bengal And Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2003 SC 436
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Chanakya Dhibar(Dead)
- Respondent
- State Of West Bengal And Ors
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Doraiswamy Raju, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed an appeal against the acquittal of five accused under Sections 148 and 304 Part I read with Section 149 IPC. The trial court had convicted the accused based on witness testimonies, but the High Court overturned this decision, finding the witnesses unreliable and the evidence insufficient to establish guilt. The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's judgment, affirming the acquittal of the accused due to lack of credible evidence linking them to the crime.