Supreme Court · 1974 INSC 84 · Decided 9 April 1974
Bhajan Singh & ORS. v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1974 INSC 84 · [1974] 3 S.C.R. 891
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 10/1970
- Decided
- 9 April 1974
- Bench
- Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, P.K. GOSWAMI, R.S. SARKARIA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 149; Evidence Act Section 33; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
Indian Penal Code (Act 45 of 1860), s. 149--Scopt of. Co11.r1itutio11 of !11dia, 1950, Art. 136-Crhnbral appeal-lluerference by Supreint Court. The three appellants and two others were convicted for an offence under s. 302/149, I.P.C. and sentenced to imprisonment for life by the Hig1t Court, Jeave, D E G H HELD: (I) Jn an appeal under Art. 136 of the Constitution this Court is \'Cry slow to interfere with the concurrent conclusions of the two courts below with r;egard to appreciation of evidenci: of tfie witnesses. The accused must be ;iblc to make out an extraordinary case of
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