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Section 149 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
S.Govindaraju vs State Of Karnataka on 19 August, 2013
14. At this juncture, it would be helpful to look at the
observations made by this Court in S. Govidaraju vs. State of
Karnataka, 2013 (10) SCALE 454 in the following words:
Harijana Thirupala And Ors. vs Public Prosecutor, High Court Of A.P., ... on 1 August, 2002
17. The High Court unfortunately has also not dealt with the
matter in accordance with the settled principles of law. Before going
to award conviction against an accused for the offence under
Section 302, IPC the Courts should be mindful of the fact that there
should be no room to suspect the evidence of key prosecution
witnesses based on whose evidence the conviction is being awarded.
As a general rule, while appreciating evidence in a criminal case,
the Court should bear in mind that it is not the quantity, but the
quality of evidence that is material. It is the duty of the Court to
consider the trustworthiness of the witness and the evidence
adduced on record and to assess the same in a prudent manner
whether the same inspires confidence so as to accept and act upon,
before convicting an accused. Here it is apt to look at the
observations made by this Court in Harijana Thirupala and Ors.
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