https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274089 Reliable eyewitness testimony, corroborated by medical, ballistic and recovery evidence, was held sufficient to sustain the murder convictions despite minor inconsistencies in narration, timing and distance of firing; the convictions under Section 302 IPC were upheld. The Court also held that a death sentence cannot stand unless the accused is separately heard on sentence under Section 235(2) CrPC after conviction; because that procedure had not been followed, the death sentences were set aside and the matters remitted for fresh sentencing. The convictions and life sentences of the remaining appellants were confirmed. en-us Tue, 01 Feb 1977 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 27 Jul 2018 12:51:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274089 Reliable eyewitness testimony, corroborated by medical, ballistic and recovery evidence, was held sufficient to sustain the murder convictions despite minor inconsistencies in narration, timing and distance of firing; the convictions under Section 302 IPC were upheld. The Court also held that a death sentence cannot stand unless the accused is separately heard on sentence under Section 235(2) CrPC after conviction; because that procedure had not been followed, the death sentences were set aside and the matters remitted for fresh sentencing. The convictions and life sentences of the remaining appellants were confirmed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 01 Feb 1977 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274089