Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 701 · Decided 10 December 2003
Ashfaq v. State (GOVT. of NCT of Delhi)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 701 · [2003] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 619
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1296/2002
- Decided
- 10 December 2003
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 452, 392, 397, 34
Headnote
B Penal Code 1860 : Ss.452, 392 and 397 rlw s. 34-Test identification parade not conducted-Effect of-Accused armed with pistol and knives-Entered the C house of complainant and using threat of weapons took away cash and other belongings of the persons present in the house-Conviction and sentence of accused in court without conduct- ing a test identification parade renders prosecution case unreliable-Held, D accused having remained in the house for quite sometime, holding witnesses at ransom by directing and using threat to relieve them of their valuables, and one of the
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