Supreme Court · 1972 INSC 94 · Decided 22 March 1972
Garib Singh & ORS. v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1972 INSC 94 · [1972] 3 S.C.R. 978
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 165/1969
- Decided
- 22 March 1972
- Bench
- A.N. GROVER, M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 34, 148, 307, 324, 323, 149
Headnote
A.vrJreciation of Evidence-Prin-:iples-Reversal of judgment ~f acquittal by High Court when just(lied-Indian Penal Code. s. 34, appl1• caoiuty of. · A B Five persons including the three apj>ellants were jointly charged .and tried for rioting and offences comrn.tted m the coutse of He also took into account the de.ay in lodg.ng the first information report and the fact tha there were no blood mar ks foo.ld where the injured peiSons were alleged to have fallen down. The· H gh Court in appeal filed by the State re-assessed the evidence and reversed the judgment of
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