Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 567 · Decided 6 December 2012
Akil@ Javed v. State of NCT of Delhi
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 567 · [2012] 13 S.C.R. 659
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1735/2009
- Decided
- 6 December 2012
- Bench
- SWATANTER KUMAR, F.M. IBRAHIM KALIFULLA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 392, 34, 354, 411; CrPC Section 309, 231; Arms Act
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 302 and 392 - Murder and robbery - Conviction by courts below - On appeal, Held: C Conviction justified in view of the account of eye-witnesses, recovery of stolen articles and identification of the accused. Witness - Witness declared hostile by prosecution - Not treated Court - Evidentiary value - Discussed. D Criminal Administration of Justice - Speedy trial - Need for the courts dealing with cases involving a serious offence to proceed with the trial on day to day basis until the trial is concluded as stipulated in s. 309 Cr.P. C - In the instant case
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