Supreme Court of India · 2003-09-25
Ramakant Rai vs Madan Rai And Ors.
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2004 SUPREME COURT 77
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Ramakant Rai
- Respondent
- Madan Rai And Ors.
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Doraiswamy Raju, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeal against the acquittal of accused persons in a murder case under Section 302 IPC and Section 440 IPC. The Court emphasized that the prosecution must establish the case beyond reasonable doubt, and noted discrepancies in the FIR regarding the time of occurrence, which affected the credibility of the witnesses. Ultimately, the Court upheld the High Court's decision to acquit the accused, finding insufficient evidence to support the charges against them.