Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction Based on Eyewitness Testimony: Ram Kishan vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2004)

/ Code of Criminal Procedure, Code of Criminal Procedure with Section 161, Dr. AR. Lakshmanan, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 149, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 323, Judges, K.G. Balakrishnan

Introduction Date of the Judgment: 10/09/2004 Judges: K.G. Balakrishnan and Dr. AR. Lakshmanan Can eyewitness testimony alone be sufficient to uphold a murder conviction, even when there are challenges to the medical evidence? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in the case of Ram Kishan & Ors. vs. State of Uttar Pradesh. […]

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