Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1121 · Decided 26 September 1996
Balbir Singh v. State
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1121 · [1996] SUPP. 7 S.C.R. 50
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 641/1996
- Decided
- 26 September 1996
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, K.T. THOMAS (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC; Arms Act
Headnote
SINGH v. STATE SEPTEMBER 26, 1996 B (DR. A.S. ANAND AND K.T. THOMAS, JJ.) Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Ac~ 1987: S.5-->4ccused found in possession of unauthorised rifle and 161 live C cartridges in notified are~Trial by Special Court-Conviction and sentence of 8 years R.L other descnoed it as AK 56 and that the police did not examine any independent wit­ ness:-Held, descn"bing the rifle as AK 47 or AK 56 is not of much conse- D quent~There is no doubt from the prosecution evidence that the rifle which was ,;covered from the possession of the accused
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