Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 737 · Decided 6 May 2009
Baldev Singh v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 737 · [2009] 7 S.C.R. 855
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 553/2008
- Decided
- 6 May 2009
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 1208, 34, 450; Evidence Act Section 30; Arms Act Section 27
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 : • s. 30211208 - Conviction under, of conspirator by courts w .· b~low-:- However, one main accused convicted u/s. 302 and c otheru/s. 302134 along with s.450 and also under Arms Act - Conviction of conspirator, challenged to - Held: Conspirator afOne could not have were not convicted uls.1208 ..., Main accused made confession before prosecution witness ..., Evidence of D prosecution witness was not reliable, thus, could not have _, formed basis of recording conviction against conspirator - Conspirator could not be convicted on basis of purported extra
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