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Renuka Prasad v. The State Represented by Assistant Superintendent of Police

Appeal against acquittal – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.161

Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
8 May 2025
Citation
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 160
Case no.
No. 3189/2023
Bench
Sudhanshu Dhulia, K. Vinod Chandran

Issue for consideration

Whether the High Court erred in reversing the acquittal and convicting the accused persons based on the testimony of the IOs which was founded only on s.161, CrPC statements of the witnesses; whether present was a case of two probable views, one favourable to the accused ought to be taken.

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