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september 2003

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.

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