Supreme Court of India · 2006-10-19
Samghaji Hariba Patil vs State Of Karnataka
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2007 SUPREME COURT 28
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Samghaji Hariba Patil
- Respondent
- State Of Karnataka
- Author
- S.B. Sinha
- Bench
- S.B. Sinha, Dalveer Bhandari
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court, in this case, addressed an appeal under Section 2 of the Supreme Court (Enlargement of Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) Act, 1970, concerning a conviction under Section 302 IPC for murder and Section 307 IPC for attempted murder. The Court upheld the High Court's reversal of the trial court's acquittal, emphasizing the reliability of eyewitness testimonies despite discrepancies noted by the trial judge. The Court affirmed the convictions of the appellant and other accused, highlighting the sufficiency of evidence presented by the prosecution.