Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 120 · Decided 23 January 1996
Harbans Lal v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 120 · [1996] 1 S.C.R. 870
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 38/1983
- Decided
- 23 January 1996
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, S.B. MAJMUDAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC Section 313; Evidence Act
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 : • S. 302/34-Murder of wife by husba11d a11d two so11s--Tria/. Court c convicting all the three accused and sente11ci11g them to life impriso11- me11t-High Court givi11g be11efit of doubt to the two sons but mai11taini11g the co11victio11 a11d se11te11ce of the husba11d of i11finnities in their evidence re11ders it unsafe to rely upo11 their testimony-Ap- preciatio11 of evide11ce 11ot p!vper-Benefit of doubt to other two accused not D give11 to the appellant-accused-Same yardstick should have bee11 ap- plied-He11ce miscaniage of justic,,......Prosecution 11ot
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