Supreme Court · 1977 INSC 80 · Decided 7 March 1977
Ashok Kumar v. State (Delhi Administration)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1977 INSC 80 · [1977] 3 S.C.R. 143
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 246/1976
- Decided
- 7 March 1977
- Bench
- P.K. GOSWAMI, P.S. KAILASAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34, 366, 376; CrPC Section 288; Evidence Act Section 145
Headnote
Code of Cri1ninal Procedttrc,-S. 288-Scope of-Evide11ce of recortled in commiuing court-./f could be transferred to Session 5ubstantire evidence. 143 witnesses Co1irts-If The appellant \Vas convicted under s. 302/ 34, Indian Penal Code and ~enlenced. Statements of two witnesses recorded in the the trial court treated the evidence of these witnesses as substantive evidence. The lligh Court accepted the testimony of the \Vitnesses before the comn1itting C Cow·t. In appeal it was contended that the statements of \Vitnesses in the com­ n1itting court transferred under s. 288
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