Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 157 · Decided 12 March 2013
Bakshish Ram & Another v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 157 · [2013] 4 S.C.R. 732
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 969/2009
- Decided
- 12 March 2013
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, J.S. KHEHAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3048, 498A; Evidence Act Section 113, 60, 1138
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s.3048 - Dowry death - Conviction by courts below - On appeal, held: Prosecution failed to C establish its case beyond reasonable doubt - Courts below committed an error in convicting the accused - Evidence Act, 1872 - s.113 B. Evidence Act, 1872 - s.60 - Oral evidence - Based - Held: Such oral evidence is not admissible. Appeal - Appellate jurisdiction of High Court - In criminal appeal - Held: As a first court of appeal, High Court should record its own findings after independent assessment of E evidence. Appellants-accused Nos.1 and 2 alongwith accused No.3
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