Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 897 · Decided 24 November 2006
Gagan Kanojia and ANR. v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 897 · [2006] SUPP. 9 S.C.R. 413
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 561/2005
- Decided
- 24 November 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 34, 201, 302, 364; CrPC Section 366, 164; Evidence Act Section 8, 27
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860; Ss. 34, 201, 302 and 364/Evidence Act, 1872; Ss. 8 and 27/Evidence Act, 1872; Ss.' 8 and 27: A B Kidnapping and murder-Children picked up by their relative who C allegedly committed their murder-Circumstantial evidence-Appreciation of-Charges-Proving of-Held: Charges could be be judged having regard to totality of the circumstances-In doing so, the Court must adopt an integrated approach by using yardstick of D probability, appreciate intrinsic value of evidence and analyze and assess them objectively-There is no reason as to why part of the statement of child
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